Daniel Jones

NFC Offensive Player of the Week: 2019 Week 3; 2021 Week 4; 2022 Week 7

Originally a first-round (6th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2019.

HONORS:

• NFC Offensive Player of the Week: 2019 Week 3; 2021 Week 4; 2022 Week 7

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a first-round (6th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2019.

GIANTS NOTES:

• Jones has completed 1,221 of 1,900 throws for a completion percentage of 64.3 that is the highest in franchise history (min.1,000 attempts). Eli Manning is 2nd at 60.29 (4,895-8,119)…Jones owns 2 of the 3 highest single season completion percentages in Giants history (not including his 67.5 percentage in 2023, when he did not threw enough passes to qualify for the NFL passing lead).
• Jones has thrown 40 interceptions among those 1,900 passes, a 2.1 percentage that is the lowest in Giants history among quarterbacks with at least 1,000 attempts. Kerry Collins is 2nd at 2.8 (70 picks in 2,473 passes).
• Jones' 1,914 rushing yards are a record for a Giants quarterback and his 13 rushing touchdowns are the most by a Giants quarterback who began his career since 1950.
• In 2022, Jones threw for 3,205 yards and rushed for 708 yards and joined Philadelphia's Jalen Hurts and Buffalo's Josh Allen as the only NFL quarterbacks with 3,000+ passing yards and 500+ rushing yards.
• Jones, who passed for 3,017 yards as a rookie in 2019, in one of 5 quarterbacks in Giants history with multiple 3,000-yard seasons, joining Manning (14), Phil Simms (6), Collins (4) and Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle (2).
• Jones threw only 5 interceptions in 2022 to become just the 2nd quarterback in history with 700+ rushing yards and 5 or fewer interceptions in a season, joining Washington's Robert Griffin III in 2012.
• That season, Jones led the Giants from deficits of 10+ points 3 times in the first 6 games, tying him for the highest total by a quarterback in the first 6 games of a season since 2000. Kansas City's Elvis Grbac (2000) and Trent Green (2003) and Philadelphia's Nick Foles (2014) also accomplished the feat. Green and Jones were the only 2 quarterbacks to lead their teams to the playoffs in those seasons.
• Jones - the first of the Giants' 3 first-round draft choices in 2019 - was just the 3rd quarterback selected by the Giants in the first round of the NFL Draft…The others were Phil Simms in 1979 and Philip Rivers in 2004…Rivers was soon sent to the Chargers in the trade that brought Manning to the Giants.
• In 2019, Jones joined Arizona's Kyler Murray and Jacksonville's Gardner Minshew as rookie quarterbacks who passed for at least 20 touchdowns…It was just the 2nd season in NFL history in which at least 3 rookie quarterbacks threw at least 20 touchdown passes…In 2012, Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck and Griffin comprised the trio.
• Jones was the first rookie quarterback in NFL history with 2 games of 300+ passing yards and 4+ touchdown passes – and he had 3 of them.
• Jones threw at least one touchdown pass in each of his first 13 career starts, the 4th-longest streak among quarterbacks who started their careers since the 1970 merger

• Jones' streak was the 2nd-longest in Giants' history; Tittle threw a touchdown pass in 15 consecutive games from 1962-64…Manning had 3 separate 12-game streaks in his 16-year career…Jones' streak ended in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2020.
• Jones has rushed for 1,905 yards – the record for a Giants quarterback - on 330 attempts, a 5.8-yard average that ranks first among the 87 players in Giants history with 100 or more carries.
• Jones' 708 rushing yards in 2022 were the most by a quarterback in Giants history.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• In his first 5 seasons, Jones has played in 60 regular-season games with starts in each of his last 59 appearances and started both postseason games in which he played…He is the 6th quarterback in the Super Bowl era to start at least 50 regular-season games for the Giants, joining Eli Manning, Phil Simms, Dave Brown, Kerry Collins, and Fran Tarkenton.
• Jones' totals are 1,900 attempts, 1,221 completions (a Giants-record 64.3%) for 12,512 yards, 62 touchdowns and 40 interceptions for a passer rating of 85.2…Through the first 5 seasons, Jones' 1,221 completions and 12,512 yards are the 2^nd-highest totals in franchise history among quarterbacks who began their careers with the Giants, behind Manning (1,276 completions, 14,623 yards).
• Jones' 1,221 completions are the 5th-highest total in franchise history, his 1,900 attempts and 12,512 yards are each 6th, and his 62 touchdown passes are 7th.
• Jones' 64.3 completion percentage is the highest in franchise history (minimum 1,000 attempts)

• In 2 postseason games, Jones completed 39 of 62 passes (62.9%) for 436 yards, 2 touchdowns and one interception for a passer rating of 87.8.
• Jones has thrown for at least 300 yards in 9 regular-season games (4-5) and one postseason game (1-0).
• Jones has 332 rushing attempts for 1,914 yards (5.8-yard avg.) and 13 touchdowns with a long run of 80 yards. His 1,914 rushing yards are a record for a Giants quarterback and his 13 rushing touchdowns are the most by a Giants quarterback who began his career since 1950.
• Since becoming the starter in Week 3 of the 2019 season, Jones has led the Giants in rushing in 15 regular-season games (plus one playoff game), the most by a Giants quarterback in the Super Bowl era…He has also had the team's longest run in 17 games, including 14 in which he was also the leading rusher.
• Jones' record as a starter is 22-36-1 in the regular season starter and 1-1 in the postseason.
• Jones has led the Giants to 9 victories in games in which they trailed or were tied in the fourth quarter: Sept. 22, 2019 at Tampa Bay in his first NFL start; Dec. 22, 2019 at Washington; Oct. 3, 2021 at New Orleans; 4 games in 2022, Sept. 11 at Tennessee, Sept. 18 vs. Carolina, Oct. 9 at Green Bay and Oct. 16 vs. Baltimore; and 1 game in 2023, Sept. 17 at Arizona.

2023:

• In 2023, started all 6 games in which he played…Inactive at Buffalo (10/15), vs. Washington (10/22) and vs. the Jets (10/29) with a neck injury…Suffered a torn ACL at Las Vegas (11/5) and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Nov. 7…Completed 108 of 160 passes for 909 yards (67.5%), 2 touchdowns and 6 interceptions…Rushed 40 times for 206 yards (5.2-yard avg.) and one touchdown)…Elected a team captain for the 4^th consecutive season.
• Completed 15 of 28 passes for 104 yards and 2 interceptions vs. Dallas (9/10)…Rushed 13 times for 43 yards…His 43 rushing yards were 2^nd-most by a Giants quarterback in a season-opening game, behind only Jeff Hostetler, who ran for 45 yards vs. San Francisco on Sept. 2, 1991.
• Threw for a season-high 321 yards and 2 touchdowns while completing 28 of 37 passes (70.3%) in leading the Giants from a 21-point 3^rd-quarter deficit to a victory at Arizona (9/17)...Threw 4^th-quarter touchdown passes to Saquon Barkley and Isaiah Hodgins…Rushed 9 times for 59 yards and one touchdown...In the 2^nd half, Jones totaled 259 passing yards and 2 touchdowns, and 58 rushing yards and one score….Since 2000, Jones and Michael Vick are the only quarterbacks to post 250+ passing yards, 50+ rushing yards, 2+ passing touchdowns and 1+ rushing touchdown in one half… On Nov. 15, 2010, Vick, then with Philadelphia, threw for 264 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 66 yards and 2 scores in the first half of a 59-28 victory in Washington. The Eagles led at halftime, 45-14.
• The Giants' 21-point comeback win led by Jones tied their largest in franchise history and was their largest of the Super Bowl era… Previously, just twice in their history had the Giants come back from such a deficit in 1945 and 1949…Before defeating the Cardinals, the Giants had lost their previous 150 games when trailing by 21 or more points.
• Jones completed 22 of 32 passes for 137 yards and one interception at San Francisco (9/21)…Rushed twice for 5 yards…Hit 27 of 34 passes for 203 yards and 2 interceptions vs. Seattle (10/2)…Rushed 10 times for a season-high 66 yards…His 79.4 completion percentage was the 3^rd-highest of his career.
• Completed 14 of 20 passes for 119 yards at Miami (10/8) before exiting the game in the 4th quarter with a neck injury…Rushed 4 times for 24 yards.
• Missed 3 games before returning at Las Vegas (11/5)…Completed 4 of 9 passes for 25 yards and ran twice for 9 yards in just 21 snaps before suffering a season-ending ACL tear.

2022:

• In 2022, Jones started each of the first 16 regular-season games, a career high, and both Giants' postseason games…Did not start in the season finale at Philadelphia (1/8), where the Giants rested most of their starters after clinching the 6th seed in the NFC playoffs.
• Jones led the Giants to 9 regular-season victories, their highest total since 2016, their first postseason berth since 2016, and their first playoff win in 11 years, an NFC Wild Card triumph in Minnesota…Won 4 consecutive starts for the first time in his career (Oct. 2-23)…Elected one of the Giants' team captains for the 3rd straight year.
• Completed 317 of 472 passes for 3,205 yards, all career highs…Jones' 15 touchdown passes were the 2nd-highest total of his career, and his 5 interceptions were a career low…His passer rating was a career-best 92.5 and was the highest by a Giants quarterback since Eli Manning's 93.6 rating in 2015.
• Jones' 67.16 completion percentage was a Giants' single season record, topping the former mark of 65.97 by Manning in 2018 (380-576).
• Jones had 4 of his 5 highest single-game completion percentages in 2022: 80.9 at Tennessee, 80.6 vs. Washington, 79.2 vs. Indianapolis and 77.8 at Green Bay.
• Jones led with NFL and set a franchise record by throwing an interception on just 1.1% of his passes (5 in 472 throws)…Kurt Warner (1.4 in 2004) and Jeff Hostetler (1.4 in 1991) are only other Giants quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era to lead qualified passers in interception percentage in a season…Jones did not throw an interception in 10 of his 16 starts, the highest number of starts without throwing a pick by an NFL quarterback in 2022.
• Jones rushed for a Giants quarterback-record 708 yards and 7 touchdowns on 120 carries, all the 2nd-highest totals on the team…He averaged 5.9 yards a carry…Had 7 games with 9 or more rushing attempts…Only 4 quarterbacks (Justin Fields, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts) ran for more yards in 2022…Jones, Jackson and Arizona's Kyler Murray were the only quarterbacks with a 300-yard passing game and 100-yard rushing game.
• Jones was one of 5 quarterbacks to rush for at least 50 yards in 6 different games in 2022, the most by a Giants quarterback in the Super Bowl era.
• Jones joined Hurts as the only quarterbacks in 2022 and is one of 4 in NFL history with at least 3,200 passing yards, a 65+ completion percentage and 700 or more rushing yards in a season, joining (Robert Griffin III in 2012 and Murray in 2020).
• Jones played the first 2 postseason games of his career and completed 39 of 62 passes for 436 yards, 2 touchdowns and one interception for a passer rating of 87.8…He also rushed for 102 yards on 23 carries (4.4-yard avg.).
• Opened the season by completing a career-high 80.9% of his passes (17-21) for 188 yards, 2 touchdowns and one interception for a passer rating of 115.9…The completion percentage was the 5th-highest single-game figure by a Giants quarterback (minimum 20 attempts)

• Threw a 65-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard that held up as the Giants' longest completion of the season…It was the 2nd-longest scoring throw and tied for the 2nd-longest completion of his career, and it was the longest pass he's thrown to a wide receiver…In his first NFL start on Sept. 29, 2019 at Tampa Bay, Jones tossed a 75-yard touchdown pass to tight end Evan Engram. On Nov. 4 of that season, he completed a 65-yard to Saquon Barkley vs. Dallas.
• Led a Giants comeback from deficits of 13-0 at halftime and 20-13 in the 4th quarter…Completed a one-yard touchdown pass to Chris Myarick and a 2-point conversion to Barkley with 1:06 left for the deciding points in a 21-20 victory.
• Had 6 carries for 68 yards, including touchdowns of 21 and 8 yards, vs. Chicago (10/2)…The 21-yard touchdown run was the 2nd-longest of his career…It was the 2nd game in which Jones rushed for 2 touchdowns; the first was in his starting debut at Tampa Bay on Sept. 22, 2019…Jones is one of 2 quarterbacks in Giants history with at least 2 rushing touchdowns in multiple games, joining Super Bowl XXV winner Jeff Hostetler.
• Completed 21 of 27 passes (77.8%) for 217 yards vs. Green Bay in London (10/9)…Led the Giants from a 17-3 deficit to a 27-20 victory…Jones completed 13 of 14 passes, including a career-high 11 in a row, when the Giants scored 17 unanswered points in the 2nd half.
• Received his 3rd career NFC Offensive Player of the Week award after a victory at Jacksonville (10/23), where he completed 19 of 30 passes for 202 yards and one touchdown, and rushed for a career-high 107 yards and the go-ahead one-yard touchdown on 11 attempts…Jones' 107 yards were the 4th-highest total by a quarterback in Giants history and the most for a Giants quarterback in 76 years…Harry Newman ran for 114 yards vs. Green Bay on Nov. 11, 1934 and 108 yards at Boston on Oct. 8, 1933. Frank Filchock also had 108 rushing yards, on Oct. 6, 1946, at Pittsburgh.
• Barkley rushed for 110 yards vs. the Jaguars. Jones and Barkley were the 3rd tandem of rushers to each top 100 rushing yards in a game in Giants history and for the first time, a quarterback was among them…On Dec. 23, 2007, Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 151 yards and Brandon Jacobs added 143 in a victory in Buffalo…The same duo each passed the century mark on Dec. 13, 2010, when Bradshaw ran for 116 yards and Jacobs 103 in a victory against Minnesota (that was played in Detroit).
• The win in Jacksonville was the 5th game in 2022 in which Jones led the Giants from a 4th quarter deficit or tie to a victory, which he accomplished 3 times in his first 3 seasons.
• Recorded a career-high 153.3 passer rating vs. Houston (11/13), completing 13 of 17 passes for 197 yards, 2 touchdowns and, for the 6th consecutive game, no interceptions…The 153.3 rating was the 5th-highest by a Giants quarterback in a game with 15+ pass attempts since the rating system was implemented in 1973…The previous Giants quarterback with at least 15 attempts and a rating of 153.3 or higher was Eli Manning vs. Tampa Bay on Nov. 18, 2018 (155.8).
• Set season highs for attempts (44, completing 27) and yards (341) while throwing one touchdown pass and 2 interceptions vs. Detroit (11/20)…Jones' streak of passes without an interception ended when rookie Aidan Hutchinson picked off his 2nd-quarter pass intended for Darius Slayton…Jones played more than 6 games and threw 153 passes without one of them ending up in enemy hands, which had been the NFL's longest active streak.
• Completed 80.6% of his passes (25 of 31), the 2nd-highest figure of his career, vs. Washington (12/4)…Also had a career-high 12 rushing attempts for 71 yards, increasing his season total to 522 and becoming the first Giants quarterback to run for more than 500 yards in the Super Bowl era.
• Started his 14th consecutive game, the longest streak of his 4-year career, and led the Giants to a victory in Washington (12/18).
• Completed a career-high 30 passes on 42 attempts for 334 yards and one touchdown at Minnesota (12/24)…His previous best was 29 completions vs. the Rams on Oct. 17, 2021…Tied his career best with 11 consecutive completions…Jones' 334 passing yards were his 2nd-highest total of the season and the 5th-highest of his career…It was Jones' 8th career 300-yard game, the 5th-highest total in Giants history; Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle is 4th with 9.
• When Patrick Peterson intercepted a pass in the 4th quarter, it ended Jones' streak of 176 consecutive passes without a pick, the 2nd-longest streak of his career. He threw 177 passes without an interception in 2020.
• In a playoff-clinching victory vs. Indianapolis (1/1), Jones completed 19 of 24 passes (79.2%) for 177 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions for a 125.2 passer rating that was the 3rd highest of his career…It was the 12th time in 16 games Jones did not throw an interception…Also led the Giants in rushing with 91 rushing yards on 11 carries, including touchdown runs of 18 and 10 yards. The 91 yards were the 3rd-highest total of his career…This was the 2nd game in which he threw for 2 touchdowns and ran for 2 more; he also accomplished that double in his first career start at Tampa Bay on Sept. 22, 2019…Jones' 18-yard touchdown run was the 2nd-longest of his career (21 vs. the Bears on Oct. 2).
• Made his postseason debut a success by completing 24 of 35 passes for 301 yards and 2 touchdowns and rushed for a team-high 78 yards in a NFC Wild Card victory at Minnesota (1/15)…Jones was the first quarterback in NFL postseason history with 300+ passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, and 70+ rushing yards in a game…He was the 3rd quarterback in postseason history to record 375+ offensive yards and win their first playoff start, joining the Rams' Kurt Warner in 1999 and the 49ers' Colin Kaepernick in 2012…Jones had the 5th 300-yard passing game in the postseason by a Giants quarterback. Kerry Collins and Eli Manning each had 2…He broke an 88-year-old record for the most rushing yards by a Giants quarterback in a playoff game. Ed Danowski set the previous record of 59 yards in the NFL Championship Game victory against the Chicago Bears on Dec. 9, 1934.

2021:

• In 2021, Jones started all 11 games in which he played…He was inactive from Dec. 5-Dec. 19 with a neck injury suffered vs. Philadelphia (11/28) before being placed on season-ending injured reserve for the final 3 games…Completed 232 of 361 passes (64.3%) for 2,428 yards, 10 touchdowns and 7 interceptions for a passer rating of 84.8…Finished 3rd on the Giants with 298 rushing yards on 62 carries (4.8-yard avg.) and 2 touchdowns.
• Jones recorded a passer rating of 90.7 or better in each of the season's first 4 games.
• Set a then Giants record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback since 1960 when he ran for 95 yards on 9 attempts (10.6-yard avg.) and one touchdown at Washington (9/16)…Eclipsed his own record of 92 yards, which he set at Philadelphia on Oct. 22, 2020…Also completed 22 of 32 passes for 249 yards, a 33-yard touchdown to Darius Slayton and no interceptions… It was his 2nd consecutive game and the 3rd of his career with at least one passing and one rushing touchdown.
• Became just the 7th quarterback since 2011 with at least 200 passing yards, 90 rushing yards, one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown in a game.
• Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after he set his single-game career highs in passing yards (402), pass yards per attempt (10.05) and passing first downs (17) in a comeback overtime win at New Orleans (10/3)…Threw 2 touchdowns, completed 28 of 40 passes and had one interception on a Hail Mary at the end of the first half for a 108.5 passer rating…The 400-yard game was the first by a Giants quarterback since Manning threw for 434 yards vs. Philadelphia on Dec. 17, 2017 and the first in a victory since Manning passes for 403 yards against Baltimore on Oct. 16, 2016…His 402 passing yards were the 4th-most on the road in Giants history…Jones' touchdown passes were 52 yards to John Ross and 54 yards to Saquon Barkley. It was the first game in which the Giants threw 2 touchdown passes of 50+ yards since Dec. 17, 2017, when Manning had scoring throws of 67 yards to Shepard and 57 yards to Tavarres King…Led the Giants on a 9-play, 75-yard drive in overtime which was capped off by Barkley's 6-yard touchdown run.
• Threw a career-high 51 passes, completing 29 for 242 yards and 3 interceptions, vs. the L.A. Rams (10/17).
• Threw at least one touchdown pass in each of his final 5 games from Oct. 24-Nov. 28…Completed 23 of 33 passing for 203 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions for a 95.9 passer rating vs. Carolina (10/24).
• Rushed 8 times for 28 yards and caught one pass for 16 yards from wide receiver Dante Pettis on a spectacular one-hand grab for his first career reception…Became the first Giants quarterback since Kerry Collins (-2 yards) on Sept. 10, 2001 at Denver to catch a pass…Jones also joined Cam Newton (twice) and Russell Wilson as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 200 passing, 25 rushing and 15 receiving yards in a single game.
• Posted his 2nd game of the season with 2 touchdown passes while completing 22 of 33 attempts for 222 yards and one interception at Kansas City (11/1)…Tied his then career high by completing 75.0% of his passes (15 of 20) for 110 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions for a 104.2 passer rating vs. Las Vegas (11/7)…Jones completed all 9 of his passes in the first half. He was the first Giants quarterback to complete all his first half pass attempts with at least 5 throws since Oct. 10, 1993, when Phil Simms was 9-for-9 for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 41-7 victory in Washington.
• Completed 23 of 38 passes for 167 yards, one touchdown and 2 interceptions at Tampa Bay (11/22)…Threw the lone touchdown pass of the game to tackle Andrew Thomas for a 2-yard score.
• Hit 19 of 30 passes for 202 yards and one touchdown for a 94.0 passer rating, his 8th game of the season with a rating of 90.0 or better, vs. Philadelphia (11/28)…Suffered a neck injury on the 2nd play but played the rest of the game…Was inactive the next 3 games before going on season-ending injured reserve on Dec. 20.

2020:

• In 2020, Jones started all 14 games in which he played…He was inactive at Seattle (12/6) with a hamstring injury and vs. Cleveland (12/20) with hamstring and ankle injuries…Completed 280 of 448 passes (62.5%) for 2,943 yards, 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions for a passer rating of 80.4…Added 65 rushing attempts for 423 yards (6.5-yard average), then the record for a Giants quarterback in the Super Bowl era…Pro Football Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton previously held the record with 306 yards in 1967.
• Jones' 6.5-yard average was the NFL's highest among the 91 players with at least 50 rushing attempts in 2020…It was the 2nd-highest in a single season in Giants history among players with 50+ attempts behind Ward Cuff (6.54 average on 80 carries in 1943).
• Jones was the first quarterback in Giants history with 2,500 passing yards and 400 rushing yards in a season…Led the Giants in rushing 6 times, a single-season record for a Giants quarterback in the Super Bowl era…Jones first set the mark with 3 leading performances as a rookie in 2019…Lamar Jackson, who led Baltimore in rushing 7 times, was the only quarterback to pace his team more often than Jones.
• Elected one of the Giants' team captains for the first time.
• From Nov. 2 vs. Tampa Bay until the season finale vs. Dallas on Jan. 3, Jones threw a career-high 177 passes without an interception…He did not throw a pick in 5 consecutive games…The streak ended when Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson picked off a Jones pass in the 3rd quarter.
• Jones threw a season-high 41 passes 3 times: vs. Pittsburgh (9/14), vs. Tampa Bay (11/2) and at Baltimore (12/27)…He had season-high totals in completions (26) and yards (279) against the Steelers…Jones threw a season-high 2 touchdown passes in 4 games: vs. Pittsburgh, at Philadelphia (10/22), vs. Tampa Bay and vs. Dallas (1/3).
• Completed 16 of 27 passes for 213 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions for a passer rating of 84.3 in Cincinnati (11/29) before leaving the game with a right hamstring injury he suffered on a 7-yard run in the 3rd quarter.
• In the Giants' first victory of the season, vs. Washington (10/18), Jones led the Giants with 74 yards on 7 carries…The yardage total was the highest by a Giants quarterback since Jeff Hostetler ran for 82 yards at New England on Dec. 30, 1990…The 7 rushing attempts were the most by a Giants quarterback since Kerry Collins ran 7 times at St. Louis on Sept. 15, 2002.
• In that game, Jones gained 49 yards on a 2nd quarter run around left end, then the longest run by a Giants quarterback in the Super Bowl era…The previous long was a 47-yarder by Hostetler at Phoenix on 10, 1991.
• Four days later, Jones broke both rushing records in Philadelphia (10/22)…He led all rushers with 92 yards, the most yards by a Giants quarterback in a game since Frank Filchock had 108 against at Pittsburgh on Oct. 6, 1946…Jones gained most of his yards on an 80-yard run in the 3rd quarter…It was the longest run by a Giants' quarterback in the Super Bowl era, eclipsing his 49-yarder vs. Washington…The 80-yarder was also the longest run by a quarterback in NFL history that did not result in a touchdown…It was the longest run by an NFL quarterback since Tennessee's Marcus Mariota scored on an 87-yard run against Jacksonville on Dec. 6, 2015.
• Jones's run tied for the 4th-longest in Giants history and was the 2nd-longest that was not a touchdown

• When Jones rushed for a 34-yard touchdown vs. Philadelphia (11/15), it was the 5th game in 2020 in which he had the Giants' longest run…Hostetler was the last Giants quarterback to do that, in 1991…The 34-yarder was the longest touchdown run by a Giants quarterback since Nov. 10, 1991, when Hostetler scored on a 47-yard run in a 21-14 victory at Phoenix.
• Jones had 9 carries vs. both Philadelphia and Dallas, the highest total by a Giants quarterback since Hostetler had 10 at New England on Dec. 30, 1990, when he rushed for a team-high 82 yards in 13-10 victory vs. the Patriots.
• In 2 games vs. the Eagles, Jones rushed for 156 yards, the highest single season total by a Giants quarterback against one opponent…The previous mark was Hostetler's 82 yards vs. New England in 1990.

2019:

• As a rookie in 2019, Jones played in 13 games, including starts in each of the last 12 contests in which he appeared…He set franchise rookie records with 459 passes, 284 completions, 3,027 yards and 24 touchdown passes…The former records had all stood since Charlie Conerly set them in 1948 (299 passes, 162 completions, 2,175 yards and 22 touchdown passes)…Jones threw 12 interceptions and had a passer rating of 87.7.
• Jones' 24 touchdown passes led all rookie quarterbacks in 2019 and were the 4th-most by a rookie in a single season in NFL history…Only Baker Mayfield (27 in 2018), Peyton Manning (26 in 1998) and Russell Wilson (26 in 2012) had more.
• Jones threw a touchdown pass in each of his last 12 games – all starts – the longest streak by a Giants quarterback since Eli Manning threw for a score in 12 straight games in 2008…The Giants' previous rookie record of 9 consecutive games with a touchdown pass to begin a career was set by Conerly in 1948.
• In 2 games against Washington, Jones threw 6 touchdown passes, the highest total by a Giants rookie quarterback against a single opponent…The old mark of 5 was set by Conerly against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1948.
• Jones finished 2nd on the team with 289 rushing yards…Led the Giants in rushing yards 3 times, with 28 yards in his starting debut at Tampa Bay (9/22), a season-high 54 yards vs. Dallas (11/4) and 20 yards at the Jets (11/10)…He was the first Giants quarterback to lead the team in rushing yards 3 times in a season in the Super Bowl era…Jones had the Giants' longest run in 3 separate games, including a season-long 26-yarder at Chicago (11/24).
• Jones made his NFL debut when he relieved Manning for the Giants' final series at Dallas (9/8)…He completed 3 of 4 passes for 17 yards, with a long completion of 6 yards, and ran once for 5 yards…Jones' first career completion was a 5-yarder to running back Wayne Gallman, Jr. on his initial snap…Gained 5 yards on his first pro rushing attempt but lost a fumble that was forced by linebacker Leighton Vander Esch and recovered by Chidobe Awuzie.
• When Jones made his first career start at Tampa Bay (9/22) he became the first Giants rookie to start at quarterback since Jan. 2, 2005 – the final game of Manning's first season - and the first rookie quarterback to make his starting debut since Manning on Nov 21, 2004.
• Jones completed 23 of 36 passes for 336 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions for a passer rating of 112.7…He also ran for 2 touchdowns while leading the Giants with 28 rushing yards…The Giants overcame an 18-point halftime deficit to defeat the Buccaneers, 32-31.
• Jones was the 2nd rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl era and to throw for at least 300 yards and 2 touchdowns and run for 2 scores in his starting debut…The first was Detroit's Eric Hipple who also passed for 336 yards and was responsible for 6 touchdowns – 4 passing and 2 rushing – in a 48-17 victory vs. Chicago on 19, 1981...Jones and Hipple are the only 2 quarterbacks since the merger with multiple touchdown passes and multiple rushing touchdowns in their first start…The previous rookie quarterback to hit that double in a game was Buffalo's Josh Allen, who threw for 3 scores and ran for 2 vs. Miami on Dec. 30, 2018 in his 11th career start.
• Jones was the first quarterback to be responsible for 4 touchdowns in his starting debut since Mariota threw for 4 scores at Tampa Bay on Sept. 13, 2015.
• Jones was the first Giants rookie quarterback to win his initial career start since Dec. 7, 1980, when Scott Brunner completed eight of 18 passes for 161 yards, 2 touchdowns and one interception in a 27-21 victory at Seattle.
• Jones was the 14th quarterback since the 1970 merger to start his first NFL game in a Giants uniform…He joined Brunner as the only 2 of those 14 quarterbacks to throw 2 touchdown passes in their debut…His 36 passes were the 4th-highest total (strike-replacement starter Mike Busch threw 41 passes in 1987, Joe Pisarcik threw 38 in 1977, and Manning threw 37). But Jones' 23 completions were the most among the 14 first timers…The previous high was Manning's 17…And Jones not only became the first Giants quarterback to pass for more than 300 yards in his debut, he was the first to exceed 200 yards…The previous high was Danny Kanell's 198 yards on Oct. 12, 1997 at Arizona.
• Jones was the first quarterback drafted by the Giants to start a game for them since Dec. 28, 2003 – the final game before Manning's arrival the following spring – when Jesse Palmer, a 4th-round choice in 2001, played the entire game in a 37-24 loss to Carolina in Giants Stadium…Palmer completed 18 of 43 passes for 110 yards, 2 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
• The Giants had last won a game started by a quarterback they drafted on Oct. 31, 1999 at Philadelphia, 23-17 in overtime…Kent Graham, an 8th-round draft choice in 1992 who spent 3 seasons with the Giants, one with the Detroit Lions and 2 with Arizona, re-signed with the Giants as a free agent on Feb. 17, 1998…In that Halloween game vs. the Eagles, Graham completed 26 of 41 passes for 241 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions.
• The Giants had last won a game started by a quarterback they drafted and who was still with the team after that initial transaction on Oct. 18, 1998, when Kanell led the team to a 34-7 victory vs. Arizona…Kanell, a 4th-round draft choice in 1996, completed 22 of 36 passes for 259 yards, 3 touchdown and no interceptions.
• Jones scored the Giants' first touchdown on a 7-yard run in the 2nd quarter…It was the first rushing touchdown by a Giants quarterback since Manning scored on a one-yarder at Indianapolis on Dec. 23, 2018…The 7-yard run was the longest by a Giants quarterback since Manning's 14-yarder on Oct. 1, 2017 – also at Tampa Bay.
• Jones was the first Giants quarterback other than Manning with a rushing touchdown since David Carr scored on a 12-yard run against Oakland in Giants Stadium on Oct. 11, 2009.
• Jones was the first quarterback whose team overcame an 18-point deficit (28-10) to win in his first career start since Dec. 14, 1997, when Jon Kitna and the Seattle Seahawks fell behind the Raiders in Oakland, 21-3, before rallying for a 22-21 victory.
• Jones was the first NFL quarterback to throw for at least 336 yards in his starting debut since Green Bay's Scott Tolzien passed for 339 yards on Nov. 17, 2013 – vs. the Giants in MetLife Stadium.
• Jones was the first Giants quarterback other than Manning to throw for at least 300 yards since Nov. 2, 2003, when Kerry Collins passed for 303 yards in a victory against the Jets.
• Jones was the first Giants quarterback to rush for 2 touchdowns in a game since Hostetler on Nov. 10, 1991 (runs of 47 and 4 yards in a 21-14 victory against the Cardinals) and the first with 2 rushing touchdowns in a season since Collins in 1999.
• Jones was the first Giants quarterback with at least 2 passing and 2 rushing touchdowns in a game since Nov. 28, 1948, when Conerly threw scoring passes of 14 yards to Ray Poole and 23 yards to Bill Swiacki and scored on runs of one and 14 yards against the Boston Yankees.
• Jones was credited with his first game-winning drive (leading his team from a 4th-quarter deficit or tie to a victory)…He was the first NFL quarterback to do so in his first start since Baltimore's Lamar Jackson on Nov. 18, 2018 vs. Cincinnati.
• Jones' first career touchdown pass was a 75-yarder to tight end Eric Engram…It was the longest first touchdown pass by Giants quarterback since Hostetler's 85-yarder to Stephen Baker at New Orleans on Nov. 26, 1988, and the longest by an NFL player since Arizona tight end Logan Thomas threw an 81-yarder to Andre Ellington on Oct. 5, 2014.
• Jones was the first quarterback to lead the Giants in rushing since Oct. 1, 2000, when Collins ran for 19 yards in a loss at Tennessee.
• Jones improved to 2-0 as a starter when he led the Giants to a 24-3 victory vs. Washington (9/29)…He became the first Giants quarterback to win his first 2 starts since Kanell in 1997 and the first rookie to do so since Simms in 1979…Jones was the 12th quarterback selected in the first round of the draft since the 1970 merger to win each of his first 2 starts with both starts coming in their rookie year.
• In those 2 games, Jones completed 46 of 67 passes (68.7%) for 561 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions…The yardage total was the highest among Giants quarterbacks who began their career in the Super Bowl era, easily topping Kanell's 418 yards in his first 2 starts…Jones' 68.7 completion percentage was the highest by a Giants quarterback in his first 2 starts in the Super Bowl era.
• The quarterbacks for the majority of the Giants' victory vs. Washington were Jones and Dwayne Haskins…It was the first Giants game in which a rookie quarterback threw a pass for each team since Dec. 18, 2004, when the players were Manning and Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger.
• When Arizona's Kyler Murray and Jones, the first and 6th players selected in the 2019 NFL Draft, started for the Cardinals and Giants, respectively, on Oct. 20, it was the first matchup of rookie starting quarterbacks in the NFL in 2019…It was also the first game in which the first 2 quarterbacks chosen in their draft squared off since Sept. 13, 2015, when Winston (No. 1) played against Mariota (No. 2)…In addition, it was just the 9th game since the 1970 merger in which rookie quarterbacks selected among the first 10 choices in the draft started against each other…Jones completed 22 of 35 passes for 253 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
• The following week, Jones hit 28 of 41 passes for 322 yards, 4 touchdowns and no interceptions at Detroit (10/27)…He was the 2nd rookie quarterback in history to avoid an interception while throwing for at least 300 yards and 4 scores…The first was Mariota, who on Nov. 8, 2015 had a 371-4-0 line in a 34-28 victory in New Orleans…Jones later accomplished the feat twice more, at the Jets and at Washington.
• In another Oct. 27 game, Jacksonville rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew passed for 279 yards with 3 touchdowns and no interceptions in the Jaguars' 29-15 win vs. the Jets…With Jones and Minshew, Week 8 was the 2nd in NFL history in which 2 rookie quarterbacks each passed for at least 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in the same week, joining Week 16 of the 2018 season (the Jets' quarterback Sam Darnold and Cleveland's Baker Mayfield).
• Jones was the first rookie quarterback to throw 4 touchdown passes in a game since Mayfield on Nov. 25, 2018, at Cincinnati.
• Jones set his then career high with his 3rd touchdown pass in Detroit…He was the first Giants rookie with 3 touchdown passes in a game since Manning on Jan. 2, 2005 vs, Dallas, and the first to do it on the road since Simms on Dec. 9, 1979 at St. Louis.
• Completed 26 of 40 passes for 308 yards, 4 touchdowns and no interceptions at the Jets (11/10)…In a 3-game span, Jones completed 80 of 122 passes (65.6%) for 840 yards, 9 touchdowns and one interception.
• Returned after missing 2 games with a sprained ankle to complete 28 of 42 passes for 352 yards, 5 touchdowns and no interceptions for a season-high passer rating of 132.1 in the 41-34 overtime victory in Washington (12/22)…Jones was the first rookie in NFL history with at least 350 passing yards, 5 touchdown passes and zero interceptions in a game.
• Jones was the first rookie in Giants history to throw 5 touchdown passes in a game…He shared the previous record of 4 touchdown passes, which was set by Conerly on Oct. 17, 1948 vs. the Chicago Cardinals and tied by Tom Kennedy on Dec. 11, 1966 vs. Pittsburgh. Jones tied the mark at Detroit (10/27) and at the Jets (11/10).
• Jones was the 5th rookie in NFL history to throw 5 touchdown passes in a game…The others were Detroit's Matthew Stafford vs. Cleveland on Nov. 22, 2009; Tampa Bay's Jameis Winston at Philadelphia on Nov. 22, 2015; and Houston's Deshaun Watson vs. Kansas City on Oct. 8, 2017 and Ray Buivid, who played for the Chicago Bears in 1937-38…On Dec. 5, 1937, he threw 5 touchdown passes in the season finale in Wrigley Field vs. the Chicago Cardinals.
• While Jones threw for 5 touchdowns, Barkley set a franchise record with 279 yards from scrimmage…The Giants were the first team in NFL history to have one player with 275+ scrimmage yards and another with 5 touchdown passes in the same game.
• Jones joined Dallas' Dak Prescott (twice in 2016) as the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history with 2 games of at least 300 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes and zero interceptions…The game in Washington was Jones' 3rd with at least 4 touchdown passes…The only other rookies in NFL history to do that were Watson and Pro Football Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton in 1961.
• Jones was the first Giants quarterback to throw 4 or more touchdowns in at least 3 games in one season since Manning (3) in 2015…He was the first player in Giants history to throw at least 4 touchdown passes without an interception 3 times in one season.
• The 5 touchdown passes were tied for the 3rd-highest total in Giants history…Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle threw for 7 scores vs. Washington on Oct. 28, 1962…Tittle (Dec. 16, 1962 vs. Dallas) and Manning (Nov. 1, 2015 at New Orleans) each threw 6 touchdown passes in a game…Jones was the 4th player to throw 5…The others were Manning (Dec. 30, 2012 vs. Philadelphia), Phil Simms (Sept. 7, 1980 at St. Louis) and Tarkenton (Oct. 25, 1970 vs. St. Louis).
• Jones' 352 passing yards in Washington was the 2nd-highest total by a Giants rookie, behind Conerly's 363 yards at Pittsburgh on Dec. 5, 1948.
• Each of Jones' first four 300-yard games occurred when the Giants were the visiting team: at Tampa Bay, Detroit, the Jets and Washington…He was the first NFL quarterback to record his first four 300-yard games on the road since Kirk Cousins did it his first 5 such games for Washington from 2012-15…Manning's first eight 300-yard games all occurred when the Giants were visitors.
• Jones had 15 touchdown passes and no interceptions in his first four 300-yard games…Only 2 other quarterbacks in history have thrown at least 15 touchdown passes in their first four 300-yard games, but they didn't avoid turnovers like Jones: Pro Football Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh (20 touchdowns and 8 interceptions from 1943-47) and Earl Morrall (15 touchdowns and 9 interceptions from 1963-70 – the only four 300-yard games of his career).
• In the season finale vs. Philadelphia (12/29), Jones threw a then career-high 47 passes and tied another with 28 completions (the 3rd time he hit that total, and the 2nd week in a row)…Jones threw for 301 yards, one touchdown and one interception for a passer rating of 76.6…The 300-yard game was Jones' 2nd in a row and his Giants rookie-record 5th of the season…The five 300-yard games are tied for the 3rd-highest single-season total in franchise history…Manning had 8 in 2011 and 6 in 2015, plus 5 in both 2014 and 2018…Collins had five 300-yard games in 2001.

COLLEGE:

• Jones started all 36 games in which he played at Duke from 2016-18…Was a team captain in 2017-18…Two-time recipient of the Carmen Falcone Award as Duke's Most Valuable Player (2016 & 2018)…Three-time Academic All-ACC selection (2016-18)…Two-time ACC Quarterback of the Week (vs. Northwestern and North Carolina in 2018)…Four-time Manning Award Star of the Week recipient (vs. Notre Dame and North Carolina in 2016, and Northwestern and North Carolina in 2018)…MVP of the 2017 Quick Lane Bowl vs. Northern Illinois…Offensive Player of the Game of the 2018 Walk-On's Independence Bowl vs. Temple.
• Completed 764 of 1,275 passes (60%) for 8,201 yards, 52 touchdowns, and 29 interceptions…Added 406 rushing attempts for 1,323 yards (3.3-yard avg.) and 17 touchdowns, caught 2 passes for 6 yards, and punted 5 times for 170 yards…Compiled 9,524 yards of total offense…Averaged 8 passing yards per game…Played 2,603 career snaps…Recorded 300+ yards of total offense in 13 games, including a career-high 547 (186 rushing & 361 passing) vs. North Carolina in 2018…Threw multiple touchdown passes in 16 games, including a career-high 5 vs. Temple in his final game in 2018…Completed 20+ passes in 20 games, including a career-high 34 vs. Miami in 2016…Threw for 300+ yards in 9 games, including a career-high 423 yards vs. Temple in 2018.
• Holds Duke single-game records for total offensive yards (547 vs. North Carolina, 2018) and rushing yards by a quarterback (186 vs. North Carolina, 2018) while sharing the school game marks for touchdown passes of 50+ yards (2 vs. Pittsburgh, 2018).
• In 2018, Jones started all 11 games in which he played…Suffered fractured left clavicle in the 3rd quarter vs. Northwestern (9/8) and underwent surgery on Sept. 9, forcing him to miss games vs. Baylor and N.C. Central…Received the program's Carmen Falcone Award as Duke's Most Valuable Player, becoming the sixth 2-time recipient of the honor.
• Completed 237 of 392 passes (60.5%) for 2,674 yards, 22 touchdowns and 9 interceptions while rushing 104 times for 319 yards (3.1-yard avg.)…Compiled 2,993 total offensive yards…Averaged 243.1 passing yards per game…Caught one pass for 6 yards…Punted twice for 54 yards with both kicks downed inside the opponent 20-yard line…Threw for more than 300 yards in 3 games: Pittsburgh (396), North Carolina (361) and Temple (423)…Tossed 3+ TD passes vs. Northwestern (3), Georgia Tech (3), Pittsburgh (4), North Carolina (3) and Temple (5).
• Tallied season-high totals of 31 completions on 54 attempts for 361 yards, 3 touchdowns and one interception, plus 15 rushing attempts for 186 yards with a long of 68 yards and one score vs. North Carolina…Totaled a season-high 547 offensive yards to become the 3rd player in ACC history to post multiple 300-yard passing and 100-yard rushing games, joining Louisville's Lamar Jackson (5) and Clemson's Tahj Boyd (2)…Jones' 547 yards vs. North Carolina was a Duke single-game record, as were his 186 rushing yards by a quarterback.
• Named MVP of the Reese's Senior Bowl after completing 8 of 11 passes (72.7%) for 115 yards and 1 touchdown while rushing for another score in a 34-24 North team victory.
• In 2017, was a team captain…Quick Lane Bowl MVP…Recipient of Duke's Ace Parker Award, an honor presented annually to an individual who displays unparalleled commitment to the team and overcomes adversity to contribute…Started all 13 games and Completed 257 of 453 passes (56.7%) for 2,691 yards, 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions…Had 161 carries for 518 yards (3.2-yard avg.) and 7 touchdowns…Compiled 3,209 total offensive yards…One of 6 quarterbacks among Power 5 schools to amass 2,500+ passing yards and 500+ rushing yards.
• In 2016, Received the Carmen Falcone Award as Duke's Most Valuable Player…Academic All-ACC selection…Started all 12 games…Completed 270 of 430 passes (62.8%) for 2,836 yards, 16 touchdowns and 9 interceptions while rushing 141 times for 486 yards (3.5-yard avg.) and 7 touchdowns.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Helped kick off the Shore Conference high school girl's flag football jamboree, where more than 400 athletes from 14 teams were in attendance…Surprised a member of Hackensack Meridian Health's hospital security team who underwent kidney transplant surgery…Built a new play space at the Residential Treatment Facility in Brooklyn, N.Y. with BOSS employees…Attended the Hospital for Special Surgery fundraiser gala in honor and remembrance of Joe & Clara Wu Tsai at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City…Attended The Giants Foundation Golf Classic which raised more than $400,000… Attended the New York City Police Foundation Gala at the Intrepid Museum to celebrate the hard work of the NYPD and success of the Far Rockaway and Harlem Giants programs… Served as a coach and met with each of the 250 campers at former Giants Tight Ends coach Andy Bischoff's youth football camp in Hoboken, N.J.…Participated in the Xavier McKinney Back to School Bash, where players handed out backpacks and other school supplies to 300 local kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Clifton (N.J.)… Attended the annual Far Rockaway and Harlem Giants Awards dinner at the NYPD headquarters to celebrate the boys and police officers in the programs… Attended the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Champions for Children Gala to assist families experiencing cancer and celebrate Giants head coach Brian Daboll for his efforts to support families experiencing cancer…Surprised Eduardo Recinos from Putnam Valley (N.Y.) High School with the news that he was named the 2023 Heart of a Giant winner in the New York Giants locker room surrounded by his teammates and family at MetLife Stadium… Hosted a virtual conversation with all 11 Heart of a Giant finalists to hear their stories and share his own experiences…Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit at the Quest Diagnostic Training Facility to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants…Represented Mission 34, an organization that works to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental illness, during Week 13 of the NFL season for My Cause My Cleats.

PERSONAL:

• Graduated from Duke in December 2018 with a degree in economics…Son of Becca and Steve Jones…Sister, Becca, lettered 4 seasons (2013-16) in field hockey at Davidson College…Brother, Bates, was a graduate transfer basketball player at Duke after previously playing at Davidson…Sister, Ruthie, is a goalkeeper for the Duke women's soccer team…Three-year letterman at Charlotte Latin High School…Helped the Hawks to a 19-5 record and 2 state championship game appearances…Elected a team captain as both a junior and senior…Set school career records for total offensive yards (8,344), passing yards (6,997) and total touchdowns (98)…As a senior in 2014, completed 151 of 268 passes for 2,949 yards and 43 touchdowns and rushed 109 times for 778 yards and 10 scores to help Charlotte Latin to a 10-2 record and North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) Division I state championship game appearance…Earned first-team NCISAA all-state honors, first-team all-conference accolades and the South Charlotte Sports Report Quarterback of the Year Award after setting school single-season records for total yards (3,727), passing yards and touchdown passes passing touchdowns…As a junior, led the team to a 9-3 record and a berth in the NCISAA Division I state title game…Earned 2nd-team NCISAA all-state accolades and was an all-conference honoree after completing 158 of 290 passes for 2,398 yards and 27 touchdowns…Earned 3 letters in basketball, serving as a team co-captain during senior season.