Jacoby Jones (wide receiver, born 2001)
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| No. 84 – Washington Commanders | |||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | July 18, 2001 | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Rosa Fort (Tunica County, Mississippi) | ||||||
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| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||||
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Jacoby Jones (born July 18, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwest Mississippi Rangers, Ohio Bobcats and UCF Knights. He signed with the Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2025.
Jones was born on July 18, 2001, and grew up in Tunica, Mississippi.[1] He attended Rosa Fort High School where he played football as a wide receiver, posting 57 catches for 1,030 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior, being named the regional offensive MVP and second-team all-state.[2] A two-star recruit, he enrolled at Northwest Mississippi Community College after his graduation from high school.[3]
College career
Jones played for Northwest Mississippi from 2019 to 2021, posting 371 receiving yards and two scores in 2019, 192 yards and two touchdowns in 2020, and 366 yards and one touchdown in 2021.[2] He transferred to play for the Ohio Bobcats in 2022, finishing his stint at Northwest Mississippi with totals of 63 catches, 929 receiving yards and five touchdowns.[4] In his first season at Ohio, 2022, he was their second-leading receiver, posting 777 receiving yards and six touchdowns.[4] Jones had eight catches for 147 yards in three games to open the 2023 season before missing the rest of the year due to a broken leg.[4] He transferred to the UCF Knights for his final season of college football in 2024.[3] With the Knights, he tallied 22 receptions for 327 yards and two touchdowns.[5]
