| No. 53 New York Giants | |
| Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: October 5, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 248 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Michigan State | |
| NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 185 | |
| Debuted in 2011 for the New York Giants | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011 | |
| Tackles | 29 |
| Sacks | 0.0 |
| INTs | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Greg Jones II (born October 5, 1988) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was selected by the New York Giants in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State University.
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Jones was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati. He was a two-time All-Greater Catholic League and PrepStar's All-Midwest Team selection for coach Bob Crable. As a junior in 2005, he had 13 tackles for losses, including three sacks. As a senior in 2006 he had 71 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks.
Jones was rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the 34th best outside linebacker in his class.[1] Scout.com had him ranked as the 24th best strong side linebacker.[2]
As a true freshman in 2007 Jones was named a first-team Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News, CollegeFootballNews.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com. He led the Spartans with 78 tackles, becoming the first true freshman to lead the team in tackles since Dan Bass in 1976. The 78 tackles also ranked first among Big Ten freshmen. In his first career start, he had eight tackles and 1.5 tackles for losses against Northwestern. He also had four sacks.
As a sophomore in 2008, Jones was named first-team All-Big Ten by the head coaches and second-team pick by the media. He was the first Spartan linebacker to earn All-Big ten first team since Josh Thornhill in 2001. Jones was also named to Collegefootballnews.com's all sophomore team. He was awarded Michigan State's Outstanding Underclass Back award. He started all 13 games, again leading the team in tackles with 127 and had two sacks.
As a junior in 2009, Jones recorded 154 tackles and nine sacks and was a consensus All-American.[3] The 154 tackles led the team for the third straight year and was most in the Big Ten. Jones was also the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Spartan to earn the honor. He earned first team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive year.
As a senior in 2010 Jones had 98 tackles, a sack and two interceptions. He was named a first team All-Big Ten for the third consecutive year and a first team All American for the second year in a row.
Jones was selected with the 185th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Jones was awarded the starting middle linebacker job after a season-ending injury to Jonathan Goff.
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