Colin Jones (born October 27, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL draft. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. He also played for the Carolina Panthers.

Early life Jones went to high school in Bridgeport, Texas and graduated in 2006.

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers selected Jones in the sixth round (190th overall) of the 2011 NFL draft. Jones was the 13th safety drafted in 2011.Colin Jones drafted by the 49ers On July 29, 2011, the San Francisco 49ers signed Jones to a four-year, $2.13 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $100,000.

Throughout training camp, Jones competed for a roster spot as a backup safety and special teams player against Madieu Williams, Curtis Taylor, Chris Maragos, and Anthony West. Head coach Jim Harbaugh named Jones the third free safety on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Dashon Goldson and Madieu Williams.

Jones made his professional regular season debut in the San Francisco 49ers' season-opening 33–17 victory against the Seattle Seahawks. Jones was inactive as a healthy scratch for three games (Weeks 2–4). On December 4, 2011, Jones recorded a season-high two solo tackles in the 49ers' 26–0 win against the St. Louis Rams in Week 13. He finished his rookie season in 2011 with six solo tackles in 13 games and zero starts. The San Francisco 49ers finished first in the NFC West with a 13–3 record and earned a first round bye. On January 14, 2012, Jones appeared in his first career playoff game and recorded two solo tackles during their 36–32 win against the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Wild Card Game. The following week, he made one solo tackle as the 49ers lost 20–17 to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game.

During training camp in 2012, Jones competed for a role as a backup safety against Trenton Robinson, Michael Thomas, Darcel McBath, Mark LeGree, and Ben Hannula.

Carolina Panthers On August 31, 2012, the 49ers traded Jones to the Carolina Panthers for a seventh round pick (243rd overall) in the 2014 NFL draft. Head coach Ron Rivera named Jones the third free safety on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Haruki Nakamura and Sherrod Martin.

Jones was inactive during the Panthers' Week 3 loss to the New York Giants due to an injury. In Week 8, Jones collected a season-high two solo tackles during a 23-22 loss at the Chicago Bears. Jones finished the season with 14 combined tackles (ten solo) in 15 games and zero starts. His first two years with the team his role was exclusively special teams, but he started playing nickel corner and backup free safety in 2014.

On June 18, 2014, Jones signed a two-year contract extension with the Panthers.

In 2015, Jones recorded his first career interception in the Week 7 win against the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford.

On February 7, 2016, Jones was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.

On March 7, 2017, Jones signed a two-year contract extension with the Panthers.

On March 11, 2019, Jones signed a two-year contract extension with the Panthers. The Panthers released Jones on March 16, 2020.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2011 SFO 13 0 6 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2012 CAR 15 0 14 10 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 CAR 16 0 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2014 CAR 16 2 27 21 6 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2015 CAR 15 3 21 16 5 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2016 CAR 14 1 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 CAR 16 7 23 14 9 0.0 0 1 10 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 2018 CAR 16 1 20 8 12 0.0 0 1 5 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 2019 CAR 16 0 9 7 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 14 133 93 40 1.0 5 3 15 0 10 7 1 3 0 1

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2011 SFO 2 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2013 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 CAR 2 1 8 4 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2015 CAR 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11 7 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0

Personal life Jones married Briana Lewis on February 18, 2012. They have one son.

Jones is a practicing Christian and a member of the Board of Directors of the Christian Outdoor Alliance. He attends Myers Park Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.

References

External links TCU Horned Frogs bio ESPN profile