Elijah Jones
CB
#28
Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185 lbs
College: Boston College
2025 SEASON
- Solo0
- SCK0
- FF0
- INT--
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| TOTAL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
Pro Career:
Drafted by the Cardinals in the third round (90th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Boston College.
Pro Career:
Drafted by the Cardinals in the third round (90th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Boston College.
2025: Appeared in 10 games and recorded three tackles and two passes defensed ... inactive @ NO (9/7) ... inactive vs. Car (9/14) ... made his NFL debut on special teams @ SF (9/21) ... saw action on special teams vs. Sea (9/22) ... appeared on special teams vs. Ten (10/5) ... inactive @ Ind (10/12) ... inactive vs. GB (10/19) ... inactive @ Dal (11/3) ... appeared on special teams @ Sea (11/9) ... saw snaps on special teams vs. SF (11/16) ... contributed on special teams vs. Jax (11/23) ... inactive @ TB (11/30) ... saw game action on special teams vs. LAR (12/7) ... appeared on special teams @ Hou (12/14) ... inactive vs. Atl (12/21) ... appeared on special teams @ Cin (12/28) ... appeared on defense @ LAR (1/4/26) where he recorded a career-high three tackles and the first two passes defensed of his career.
2024: Placed on injured reserve on 8/29 (heel) where he spent the remainder of the season.
College:
Over six seasons (2018-23) at Boston College, appeared in 64 games and totaled 158 tackles, seven INTs, 37 passes defensed, a sack, four tackles for loss and three forced fumbles … earned first-team All-ACC honors in 2023 after starting nine-of-13 games played with 25 tackles, a career high five INTs and nine passes defensed … in 2022, started all 11 games played and earned Honorable Mention All-ACC honors after totaling 34 tackles, two INTs and a team-high 13 passes defensed … started 11-of-12 games played in 2021 and finished the year with 30 tackles, five passes defensed and two forced fumbles … in 2020, appeared in all 12 games for the Eagles and posted a career-high 36 tackles to go along with five passes defensed … played all 13 games in 2019 making his first three career starts and totaled 27 tackles and a pass defensed ... played in the first four games of his true freshman season in 2018 before redshirting, totaled six tackles and four passes defensed.
Personal:
Attended Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, NY) High School were he was the top-rated CB in the state and New York's #8 overall prospect according to Rivals.com … a team captain as a senior in 2017, Jones totaled 1,017 receiving yards and 14 TDs, averaging 26.1 yards per reception … on defense he added three INTs, two forced fumbles and 22 tackles in 10 games played … scored a career high five TDs in school's 50-14 quarterfinal win to earn Catholic League Player of the Week honors … also a standout in track & field.