Player facts
- Team
Indianapolis Colts- Position
- Quarterback
- Number
- 17
- Born
- May 27, 1997 (age 29)
- Birthplace
- Charlotte, NC, USA
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 230 lbs
- College
- Duke
- Experience
- 8 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Passing
| CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 108 | 176 | 61.4 | 1,021 | 5.8 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 9 | 73.6 | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 1 | 5 |
| Last 5 Games | 108 | 176 | 61.9 | 1,021 | 5.8 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 9 | 73.8 | 14 | 25 | 2.2 | 1 | 5 |
| Career | 1806 | 2801 | 64.5 | 18,704 | 6.7 | 92 | 59 | 75 | 239 | 85.8 | 458 | 2,368 | 5.2 | 21 | 80 |
Advanced stats
2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.
| Plays | EPA/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | 232 dropbacks | -0.14 | 41% | -3.4 | 26th of 32 |
| Rushing | 8 carries | +0.85 | 88% | fewer than 36 plays |
Recent games
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | QBR | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
@  PIT | L 34-22 | 24 | 44 | 267 | 54.6 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 72.8 | 51.1 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | |
vs  WSH | W 30-13 | 19 | 34 | 143 | 55.9 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 53.9 | 15.8 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | |
vs  HOU | W 19-17 | 24 | 36 | 235 | 66.7 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 82.5 | 33.3 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | |
@  KC | L 33-30 OT | 22 | 31 | 210 | 71.0 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 86.8 | 73.4 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | |
vs  BAL | L 41-23 | 19 | 31 | 166 | 61.3 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 72.8 | 31.5 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Daniel Stephen Jones III (born May 27, 1997), nicknamed "Danny Dimes" and "Indiana Jones", is an American professional football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and was selected sixth overall by the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL draft.
In 2022, Jones' fourth season, the Giants made their first playoff appearance since 2016 and won their first playoff game since 2011. The following offseason, he signed a 4-year, $160 million extension with the team. Jones was benched midway through the 2024 season and was subsequently released after nearly six seasons with the Giants. He then joined the Minnesota Vikings in 2024, where he spent the rest of the season as a backup. Following the season, Jones signed a one-year deal with the Colts, where he beat out Anthony Richardson for the starting job.
From Wikipedia’s article on Daniel Jones (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Jones was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 27, 1997. He is the oldest son of Becca and Steve Jones.
Jones attended Charlotte Latin School in Charlotte, North Carolina. During his high school career, he had 6,997 passing yards and 98 touchdowns. Despite these numbers, Jones was barely recruited coming out of high school and was not ranked by Rivals.com.
Jones originally committed to Princeton University to play college football, but then opted to become a walk-on at Duke University.
2016
After redshirting his first year at Duke in 2015, Jones became the starting quarterback in his sophomore season in 2016 after quarterback Thomas Sirk suffered a season-ending injury. Jones started all 12 games, completing 270 of 430 passes (62.8%) for 2,836 yards, sixteen touchdowns and nine interceptions.
2017
In 2017, he completed 230 of 413 passes (55.7%) for 2,439 yards, 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions as a junior. Jones was named MVP of the 2017 Quick Lane Bowl against Northern Illinois where he went 27-of-40 with 252 passing yards and two touchdowns, along with 86 rushing yards from sixteen carries for one touchdown.
2018
During his senior year, Jones was named the MVP in the 2018 Independence Bowl, where he went 30–41 with 423 passing yards and five touchdowns in a 56–27 victory over Temple. He later played in the 2019 Senior Bowl for the North team, and was also the MVP of that game, going 8-of-11 with 115 passing yards and one touchdown.
Jones graduated from Duke in December 2018 with a degree in economics.
Personal life
Jones grew up as a fan of the Carolina Panthers, his hometown team.
Jones has a younger brother, Bates, who played one season of collegiate basketball at Duke during the 2021–22 season after four years with Davidson College.
From Wikipedia’s article on Daniel Jones (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Daniel Jones