Elijah Jones, CB, Boston College
Size:
Height: 6’1.5”
Weight: 185 pounds
Arm Length: 31 1/2"
Hand Size: 9 1/4"
Accomplishments:
First Team All-ACC (2023) • All-ACC Honorable Mention (2022)
“Elijah Jones is a long and instinctive corner who displays very good awareness, ball skills, and toughness. He projects as a starter at the next level.”
Strengths:
Length
Ball skills
Instincts
Concerns:
Strength
Short-area quickness
Speed
Film Analysis:
Elijah Jones is an experienced corner who has been a staple in Boston College’s secondary since the day he stepped foot on campus. Jones was a five-year player who has been a starter every season. He developed into one of the best corners in the country, earning first-team All-ACC honors in his last season while also earning an invitation to the Senior Bowl.
Jones is a long corner who has a lean frame. He is an average athlete overall who is a fluid mover but has just average overall speed and explosiveness. In coverage, Jones displays excellent instincts and awareness—especially in zone or off-man when his eyes are toward the quarterback. Jones can read the quarterback and peel off his receiver and flow to the football. He is then able to make a play on the ball as he has excellent overall ball skills. He is comfortable in his pedal and displays good foot quickness and the ability to plant and go when the receiver breaks his route off.
Jones has good length to be competitive at the catch point and has had a ton of pass breakups throughout his career. With that said, there are times when Jones is outmuscled at the catchpoint and the receiver can still come down with the football. Jones primarily plays from off coverage and that is likely because he does not trust his speed man-to-man. He is a long strider and doesn’t have a quick gear shifter to get to full speed when he is forced to open and turn and run. Receivers can pull away from Jones on crossers and in breaking routes forcing Jones to play from the trail position. Jones is a competitive football player who displays a good ability to read and react and trigger to make the tackle.
Overall, Jones’ length, instincts, and ball skills will be an attractive skill set for zone-heavy teams, but he is a pretty scheme-dependent player.
Prospect Projection: Day 3 — Developmental Traits
Written By: Brentley Weissman
Exposures: Ole Miss (2023), Texas A&M (2023), Auburn (2023)
