Byron Jones

Byron Jones: Biography in Details

Who is Byron Jones?

Byron Jones is an American football player.

He currently plays as a free safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football in Connecticut. Jones was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys with the 27th pick in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

He holds the unofficial world record for the standing long jump at 12 feet 3 inches (3.74 meters).

Social Media Profile

Byron Jones is active on social media sites like Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 170.4k followers on Twitter and has more than 278k followers on Instagram.

Byron Jones’s Rumors, controversy

Currently, there are no desperate rumors regarding his personal and professional life.

It seems Byron Jones is doing his best job without harming others and has been a straight person in his life, for which he has not been in any controversy yet.

Who are the parents of Byron Jones?

Byron was born on September 26, 1992, in New Britain, Connecticut, USA.

His mother’s name is Garnette Jones and his father’s name is Donald Jones. He has three brothers: Winston Jones, Aaron Jones, and Nathan Jones.

Byron Jones has not revealed any information about his childhood life. Jones usually doesn’t talk about his private life in media and in public.

Byron Jones prefers people to focus on his work rather than his personal life.

His nationality is American and he is of African-American ethnicity. He attended St. Paul Catholic High School and the University of Connecticut.

Byron Jones’s Career, salary, net worth

Byron Jones began his career at St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol, Connecticut.

He was one of the state’s top performers in the 200m and 400m. At the 2010 NVL Outdoor T&F Championships, he earned first-place finishes in both the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash.

In football, he received Class MM All-State and All-Naugatuck Valley honors as a senior and team captain.

Byron Jones was considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com. After high school, he played at the University of Connecticut Huskies from 2011 to 2014.

At the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine, Jones set a new Combine and World record for standing broad-jump by leaping 3.73 meters.

Jones began playing football at a professional club level in 2015.

He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round, 27th overall of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Since then, Byron Jones plays as a free safety for the Dallas Cowboys. His salary is not known and he has an estimated net worth of $8 million as of 2024.

How tall is Byron Jones?

Byron Jones has a height of 6 feet with a body weight of 93 kg. He has black hair color and his eye color is dark brown. 

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