On Tuesday Night Duke Received 5 Points From Bates Jones During The First Half Of The Duke, Clemson Game In Durham Because Paolo Banchero Picked Up 2 Early Fouls!
Jones is a familiar name at Duke!
Why?
Daniel Jones played quarterback for Duke!
As a freshman in 2015 Daniel Jones did not see the gridiron!
As a freshman in 2016,
Daniel Jones was Honorable mention Freshman All-America pick by Campus Insiders ... second team Freshman All-ACC pick by Athlon Sports ... recipient of the program’s Carmen Falcone Award as Duke’s Most Valuable Player ... Academic All-ACC selection ... four-time ACC Rookie of the Week choice following performances against Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Miami ... the four weekly citations matched the highest total in the league alongside Florida State QB Deondre Francois ... Manning Award Star of the Week recipient after victories over Notre Dame and North Carolina ... Davey O’Brien Award Great Eight weekly honoree following the win at Notre Dame ... runner-up in the balloting behind recipient Francois for both ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association ... finished third in the balloting for both ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year by the league’s head coaches ... started all 12 games ... completed 270-of-430 (.638) passes for 2,836 yards with 16 TDs and nine INTs while rushing 141 times for 486 (3.45) yards and seven TDs ... posted a pass efficiency rating of 126.28 ... caught one pass for zero yards and punted twice for 71 yards (35.50) with one boot downed inside the opponent 20 yard line ... completed 20+ passes in eight contests ... hit on 30+ pass attempts in three weeks against Miami (34), Virginia (33) and Wake Forest (31) ... posted completion percentage of .600 or better in nine games including a season-best .750 mark (24-of-32) in the win at Notre Dame ... threw for 200+ yards in eight games ... had 300+ passing yards in four weeks against Wake Forest (332), Virginia (324), Miami (316) and Georgia Tech (305) ... had 2+ TD passes in five games including a season-high three versus both Notre Dame and Miami ... had eight completions of 40+ yards including a season-long 64-yard pass to WR Anthony Nash at Notre Dame ... logged 28 rushing attempts of 10+ yards including a season-long 29-yard effort against Virginia Tech ... had a season-high 21 carries against Army West Point ... rushed for 40+ yards in five contests and had 70+ yards versus Georgia Tech (73), Virginia Tech (99) and North Carolina (94) ... rushed for two TDs in three games against Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and North Carolina ... other ground TD came versus N.C. Central ... engineered game-winning 10-play, 44-yard drive to set up K AJ Reed’s 19-yard field goal with 1:24 remaining in the fourth period as Duke defeated Notre Dame, 38-35 ... threw game-winning two-yard touchdown pass to TE Davis Koppenhaverwith 2:10 remaining in the third quarter as the Blue Devils upended No. 15 North Carolina, 28-27 ... also against the Tar Heels, closed out a 13-play, 65-yard non-scoring drive that started at the Duke 2-yard line with a 28-yard punt downed at the North Carolina 6-yard line with 1:51 remaining in the fourth period ... in the ACC, ranked fourth in pass completions per game (22.50), fifth in pass completion percentage, sixth in total offensive yards per game (276.8), eighth in passing yards per game (236.3), eighth in total points responsible (138), tied for ninth in rushes of 10+ yards, 10th in passing TDs, 10th in pass efficiency, 10th in red zone rushing TDs (7), 12th in rushing TDs and 14th in rushing yards per attempt ... only starting QB in the ACC with zero INTs against nationally-ranked foes ... only starting QB in the ACC with zero INTs in the month of November ... nationally, ranked 15th in completions per game, 28th in completion percentage, 32nd in total offensive yards per game, 43rd in passing yards, 47th in passing yards per game and 54th in total points responsible ... nationally among freshmen, ranked first in pass completions, first in passing attempts, first in total offensive yards per game, second in total plays, third in pass completion percentage, fourth in total offensive yards, fifth in passing yards, fifth in passing yards per game, seventh in passing TDs, and seventh in pass efficiency rating ... set Duke single-game records for highest average yards per attempt by a freshman (12.60 vs. N.C. Central), highest pass efficiency rating by a freshman (216.51 vs. N.C. Central) and most total offensive plays by a freshman (67 vs. Wake Forest) ... matched school single-game records for most TD passes of 20+ yards (3 vs. Notre Dame) and highest pass completion percentage by a freshman (.750 vs. Notre Dame) ... on Duke’s single-game charts, weekly totals rank second for most offensive plays (67 vs. Wake Forest), tied for third for most TD passes of 20+ yards by a combination (with WR Anthony Nash; 2 vs. Notre Dame), fifth for passing efficiency (216.51 vs. N.C. Central), tied for fifth for most pass attempts without an INT (50 vs. Miami), tied for seventh for most offensive plays (64 vs. Miami), tied for ninth for pass completions (34 vs. Miami), tied for 10th for most pass attempts without an INT (46 vs. Pittsburgh), tied for 11th for most offensive plays (62 vs. Virginia) and tied for 11th in most pass attempts (54 vs. Virginia) ... set Duke single-season records for most passing yards by a freshman, highest pass completion percentage by a freshman, most TD passes by a freshman, most games with 20+ pass completions by a freshman, most games with 30+ pass completions by a freshman, most pass attempts by a freshman, most pass completions by a freshman, highest average yards per pass attempt by a freshman (6.60), highest pass efficiency rating by a freshman, most games with 100+ passing yards by a freshman (11), most games with 200+ passing yards by a freshman, most games with 300+ passing yards by a freshman, total TD responsibility by a freshman, most total offensive yards by a freshman and most total offensive plays by a freshman (571) ... on Duke’s single-season charts, yearly totals rank second for most total offensive plays, tied for second for most games with 30+ pass completions, tied for third for most games with 20+ pass completions, fourth for total offensive yards, tied for fourth for most games with 300+ passing yards, tied for fourth for TD passes of 20+ yards (9), fifth for total offensive yards per game, fifth for pass completion-to-INT ratio (30.00:1), fifth for pass attempt-to-INT ratio (47.78:1), tied for sixth for most games with 1+ TD pass (9), tied for sixth for most games with 100+ passing yards, seventh for pass completions, seventh for pass completion percentage, seventh for rushing yards by a QB, tied for seventh for most games with 2+ TD passes (5), tied for seventh for TD responsibility (23), ninth for passing yards, ninth for pass efficiency rating, tied for ninth for most games with 200+ passing yards, tied for ninth for rushing TDs by a QB, 10th for pass attempts, 10th for TD-to-INT ratio (1.78:1) and tied for 10th for TD passes ... only QB in the ACC to complete 15+ passes along with 1+ TD strike to three TEs (Erich Schneider [29 & 2],Daniel Helm [21 & 2] & Davis Koppenhaver [15 & 1]) ... first freshman to lead Duke in passing and total offensive yards since Thaddeus Lewis in 2006 ... became the second QB in Duke history to post 16+ passing TDs and 7+ rushing TDs in a single season, joining Thomas Sirk(2015) ... along with RBs Jela Duncan (450 & 6) andShaun Wilson (623 & 4), member of a Duke ground game that was one of two in the ACC to have three players with 450+ yards and 4+ TDs on the year, joining Georgia Tech ... with Duncan and Wilson, became just the third trio in Duke history to post 450+ rushing yards and 4+ rushing TDs each in a season, joining Ace Parker (884 & 10), Jule Ward (594 & 4) and Elmore Hackney (521 & 5) in 1935 and Tom Davis (569 & 7), Steve Lach (532 & 7) and Winston Seigfried (459 & 14) in 1941 ... helped Duke finish the season as one of four ACC schools to complete at least 62 percent of its passes along with a 2:1 TD-to-INT ratio, joining Clemson, North Carolina and Virginia Tech ... part of a Duke offensive unit that was the lone ACC squad to have zero turnovers in the red zone in league action ... after throwing six TD passes against eight INTs through the first five weeks of the season, had 10 TD tosses versus just one INT over the final seven weeks ... on the field for 891 snaps.
As a sophomore in 2017
Daniel Jones was Team captain ... Quick Lane Bowl MVP ... ACC All-Bowl Team choice by ESPN ... Academic All-ACC selection ... recipient of the program’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 ... completed 257-of-453 (.567) passes for 2,691 yards with 14 TDs and 11 INTs while rushing 161 times for 518 yards (3.22) and seven TDs ... posted pass efficiency rating of 111.97 ... compiled 3,209 total offensive yards ... punted once for 45 yards ... scored 42 points ... carded point responsibility total of 126 ... one of six QBs among Power 5 schools to amass 2,500+ passing yards and 500+ rushing yards, joining Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett, Clemson’s Kelly Bryant, Louisville’s Lamar Jackson, Michigan State’s Brian Lewerke and Wake Forest’s John Wolford ... completed 20+ passes in six games including a season-high 29 completions against Northwestern ... posted completion percentage of .600 or better in six contests including a season-best .760 mark (19-of-25) against N.C. Central ... threw for 200+ yards in seven weeks ... had 300+ passing yards twice against Northwestern (305) and Wake Forest (346) ... had a season-high two TD passes in six games versus N.C. Central, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Northern Illinois ... had eight completions of 40+ yards including a season-long 58-yard pass to RB Shaun Wilson against Pittsburgh ... opened the season with 29 pass attempts without an INT to push his streak to 202 dating back to 2016 and establish the second-longest run in school history, behind only Thaddeus Lewis, who threw 206 consecutive passes without an INT over the 2007-08 seasons ... also stretched streak of consecutive games with 20+ pass attempts without an INT to five dating back to 2016 and establish the second-longest run in school history, behind only Lewis, who posted six straight games with 20+ pass attempts without an INT over the 2007-08 seasons ... logged 24 rushing attempts of 10+ yards including a season-long 33-yard effort at Virginia Tech ... had 10+ rushing attempts in nine weeks including a season-high 19 carries against Army West Point ... rushed for 65+ yards in four weeks versus Northwestern (108), Virginia Tech (65), Georgia Tech (91) and Northern Illinois (86) ... rushed for a season-high two TDs against Northwestern ... logged single-game rushing TDs versus N.C. Central, Army West Point, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Northern Illinois ... logged a season-high 413 yards of total offense against Northwestern while becoming the second player in Duke history to post 300+ passing and 100+ rushing yards in a single game, joining Brandon Connette, who accomplished the feat on September 21, 2013, against Pittsburgh with 323 passing yards and 101 rushing yards ... accounted for 3+ TDs in games against N.C. Central (2 pass & 1 rush), Northwestern (2 & 2), Georgia Tech (2 & 1), Wake Forest (2 & 1) and Northern Illinois (2 & 1) ... in the ACC, ranked third in pass attempts, fourth in pass completions, sixth in pass completions per game (19.77), eighth in passing yards per game (207.00), eighth in total offensive yards per game (246.85), tied for eighth in TD passes and 10th in pass completion percentage ... nationally, ranked 35th in pass completions per game, 46th in total offensive yards per game, 53rd in passing yards and 72nd in total points responsible ... set Quick Lane Bowl record for pass completions (27) while matching bowl game standard for TD passes (2) with Gary Nova of Rutgers (2014), Perry Hills of Maryland (2016) and Patrick Towles of Boston College (2016) ... engineered a Duke offense which set Quick Lane Bowl team records for total offensive plays (92) and time of possession (38:21) while matching bowl standards for total TDs (5), first downs (27) and rushing TDs (3) ... set Duke bowl game record for most pass attempts without an INT (40) ... on Duke’s bowl game charts, Quick Lane Bowl totals rank second for rushing yards by a QB (86), tied for second for rushing attempts by a QB (16), tied for second for total TD responsibility (3), third for TD passes, third for total offensive yards (338), fourth for passing attempts, fourth for pass completions, fifth for passing yards (252), tied for seventh for rushing attempts, 11th for rushing yards per attempt (5.38) and 12th for rushing yards ... set school single-season record for most total offensive plays with 614 (161 rush & 453 pass) ... on Duke’s single-season charts, yearly totals rank tied for second for most games with 2+ TD passes (6), tied for second for most games with 100+ passing yards (12), tied for fourth for pass attempts, fifth for most total offensive yards, tied for fifth for most games with 20+ pass attempts without an INT (5), tied for fifth for most games with 30+ pass attempts without an INT (3), sixth for most rushing yards by a QB, tied for sixth for most 100-yard rushing games by a QB (1), eighth for pass completions, eighth for highest pass attempt-to-INT ratio (41.18:1), tied for eighth for most rushing TDs by a QB, tied for ninth for most wins by a starting QB (7), 10th for total TD responsibility (21) and 12th for passing yards ... joined Shaun Wilson (818) and Brittain Brown (701) to form the first trio in Duke history to post 500+ rushing yards each ... coupled with Wilson (6) and Brown (7) to form the fifth trio in Blue Devil history to compile 5+ rushing TDs each ... teamed with Wilson and Brown to form one of two ACC trios with 500+ rushing yards and 6+ rushing TDs each, joining Clemson’s Travis Etinne (744 & 13), Tavien Feaster (659 & 7) & Kelly Bryant (646 & 11) ... on the field for 981 snaps.
As a junior in 2018,
Daniel Jones was Team captain ... Walk-On’s Independence Bowl Offensive Player of the Game ... received the program’s Carmen Falcone Award as Duke’s Most Valuable Player, becoming the sixth two-time recipient of the honor, joining Leo Hart (1969-70), Keith Stoneback (1973-74), Scottie Montgomery (1998-99), Mike Hart (2000-01) and John Talley (2005-06) ... two-time ACC Quarterback of the Week honoree and Manning Award Star of the Week recipient following performances against Northwestern and North Carolina ... played in and started 11 games ... missed the Baylor and N.C. Central tilts due to injury ... suffered fractured left clavicle in the third quarter versus Northwestern and underwent surgery on September 9 ... completed 237-of-392 (.605) passes for 2,674 yards with 22 TDs and nine INTs while rushing 104 times for 319 yards (3.07) ... recorded a pass efficiency rating of 131.69 ... compiled 2,993 total offensive yards ... averaged 243.09 passing yards, 29.00 rushing yards and 272.09 total yards per game ... caught one pass for six yards (6.00) ... punted twice for 54 yards (27.00) with both kicks downed inside the opponent 20 yard line ... scored 18 points ... posted a point responsibility total of 150 ... had TD responsibility of 25 ... completed 20+ passes in six games including a season-high 31 versus North Carolina ... also reached the 30-completion plateau in the bowl win over Temple (30) ... posted completion percentage of .600 or better in six contests including a season-best .765 mark (13-of-17) against Army West Point ... also topped the .700 standard versus Northwestern (.727; 16-of-22) and Temple (.732; 30-of-41) ... threw for 200+ yards in six weeks ... had 300+ yards three times versus Pittsburgh (396), North Carolina (361) and Temple (423) ... tossed 3+ TD passes against Northwestern (3), Georgia Tech (3), Pittsburgh (4), North Carolina (3) and Temple (5) ... had 10 completions of 40+ yards including a season-long 85-yard pass to WR T.J. Rahming against Temple in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl ... logged 17 rushing attempts of 10+ yards including a season-long 68-yard effort against North Carolina ... had 10+ rushing attempts in five weeks including a season-high 15 carries against Virginia, Pittsburgh and North Carolina ... rushed for 35+ yards in four weeks versus Army West Point (43), Virginia (37), Pittsburgh (38) and North Carolina (186) ... logged single-game rushing TDs versus Army West Point, North Carolina and Temple ... carded a season-high 547 total offensive yards against North Carolina while becoming the third player in ACC history to post multiple 300+ passing and 100+ rushing yard games, joining Louisville’s Lamar Jackson (5) and Clemson’s Tahj Boyd (2) ... the 547-yard performance ranked as the fifth-highest single-game outing in ACC history, trailing only Louisville’s Lamar Jackson (610 vs. Syracuse, 2016), Clemson’s Deshaun Watson (588 vs. Pittsburgh, 2016), Miami’s Stephen Morris (568 vs. N.C. State, 2012) and Wake Forest’s Rusty LaRue (554 vs. N.C. State, 1995) ... accounted for 3+ TDs in five weeks against Northwestern (3 pass), Georgia Tech (3 pass), Pittsburgh (4 pass), North Carolina (3 pass & 1 rush) and Temple (5 pass & 1 rush) ... in the ACC, ranked second in pass completions per game (21.55), third in passing yards per game, fourth in total offensive yards per game, fourth in total points responsible for per game (13.60), fifth in passing TDs, sixth in pass completion percentage, seventh in pass efficiency rating and eighth in total points responsible for ... nationally, ranked 19th in pass completions per game, 26th in total offensive yards per game, 29th in passing yards per game, 34th in total points responsible for per game, 38th in passing TDs and 50th in total points responsible for ... set Duke single-game records for total offensive yards (547 vs. North Carolina) and rushing yards by a QB (186 vs. North Carolina) ... equaled school single-game standards for most TD passes of 20+ yards (3 vs. Temple), TD passes of 50+ yards (2 vs. Pittsburgh) and TD responsibility (6 vs. Temple) ... in addition, posted the 11th- (423 vs. Temple), 17th- (396 vs. Pittsburgh) and 33rd-highest (361 vs. North Carolina) single-game passing yardage totals in school history as well as Duke’s 10th-highest single-game total for total offensive yards (434 vs. Pittsburgh) ... matched Duke’s second-highest single-game total for TD passes with five against Temple, one shy of the school standard of six set by Steve Slayden versus Georgia Tech in 1987 ... set Walk-On’s Independence Bowl records for passing yards, TD responsibility and TD passes ... guided the Blue Devil offense to Walk-On’s Independence Bowl records for total points (56), TDs (8), passing TDs (5), most points in a second half (35) and most points in a third quarter (21; tie) ... on Duke’s bowl game charts, Walk-On’s Independence Bowl totals rank first (180; 3rd) and fifth (128; 2nd) for passing yards in a quarter, first for pass completion percentage in a half (.809 [17-of-21]; 2nd), first for pass efficiency rating (190.32), first for average yards per pass attempt (10.32), first (3; 2nd) and tied for second (2; 1st) for TD passes in a half, first for TD passes (5), first for total TD responsibility (6), tied for first (2; 2nd & 2; 3rd) and tied for fifth (1; 4th) for TD passes in a quarter; second for passing yards, second (.867 [12-of-14]; 3rd) and fifth (.750 [9-of-12]; 2nd) for pass completion percentage in a quarter, second (12; 3rd) and tied for sixth (9; 2nd) for pass completions in a quarter, tied for second for pass completions in a half (17; 2nd), second for pass completions (30), second for pass completions of 20+ yards (7), second for total offensive yards (417), third (224; 2nd) and fourth (199; 1st) for passing yards in a half, third for pass completion percentage (.732 [30-of-41]), third for average yards per completion (14.10), fourth (14; 3rd) and tied for eighth (12; 2nd) for pass attempts in a quarter, fourth for pass attempts (41), sixth (21; 2nd) and tied for seventh (20; 1st) for pass attempts in a half and sixth for total offensive plays (47) ... also established school bowl standard for longest pass with 85-yard scoring toss to Rahming ... matched Blue Devil single-season standards for most games with 3+ TD passes (5), most games with 4+ TD passes (2), TD passes of 20+ yards (11) and TD passes of 50+ yards (5) ... on Duke’s single-season charts, yearly totals rank second for TD passes, tied for second for games with 40+ pass attempts without an INT (2), third for TD-to-INT ratio (2.44:1), tied for third for TD responsibility, sixth for passing efficiency, sixth for total offensive yards per game, tied for sixth for games with 1+ TD pass (9), tied for sixth for 100-yard rushing games by a QB (1), seventh for pass completion-to-INT ratio (26.22:1), seventh for pass attempt-to-INT ratio (43.55:1), tied for eighth for games with 2+ TD passes (5), tied for eighth for 300-yard passing games (3), ninth for total offensive yards and 13th for passing yards ... on the field for 731 snaps.
For his career at Duke Daniel Jones Three-year letterman (2016-17-18) ... two-year team captain (2017-18) ... two-time recipient of the Carmen Falcone Award as Duke’s Most Valuable Player (2016 & 2018) ... three-time Academic All-ACC selection (2016-17-18) ... two-time ACC Quarterback of the Week (vs. Northwestern, 2018; vs. North Carolina, 2018) ... four-time Manning Award Star of the Week recipient (vs. Notre Dame, 2016; vs. North Carolina, 2016; vs. Northwestern, 2018; vs. North Carolina, 2018) ... Davey O’Brien Award Great Eight weekly honoree following win at Notre Dame in 2016 ... four-time ACC Rookie of the Week in 2016 (vs. Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, North Carolina & Miami) ... 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 ... in 36 career games (36 starts), completed 764-of-1,275 (.599) passes for 8,201 yards with 52 TDs and 29 INTs ... posted a career pass efficiency rating of 122.86 ... rushed 406 times for 1,323 yards (3.26) and 17 TDs, caught two passes for six yards (3.00) and punted five times for 170 yards (34.00) ... compiled 9,524 yards of total offense ... posted career per game averages of 36.75 rushing yards, 227.81 passing yards and 264.56 total offensive yards ... carded career TD responsibility of 69 (17 rush & 52 pass) ... scored 102 points on 17 rushing TDs ... lost 13 fumbles ... played 2,603 career snaps ... recorded 300+ yards of total offense in 13 games including a career-high 547 (186 rush & 361 pass) versus North Carolina in 2018 ... accounted for multiple TDs in 20 games including a career-high six (1 rush & 5 pass) against Temple in 2018 ... threw multiple TD passes in 16 games including a career-high five versus Temple in 2018 ... rushed for multiple TDs in four games including a career-high two against Wake Forest (2016), Virginia Tech (2016), North Carolina (2016) and Northwestern (2017) ... completed 20+ passes in 20 games including a career-high 34 versus Miami in 2016 ... threw for 300+ yards in nine games including a career-high 423 yards against Temple in 2018 ... hit on 26 pass completions of 40+ yards including a career-long 85-yard strike to T.J. Rahming against Temple in 2018 ... logged 69 rushing attempts of 10+ yards including a career-long 68-yard jaunt against North Carolina in 2018 ... rushed for 70+ yards in seven contests including a career-high 186 versus North Carolina in 2018 ... finished career holding Duke single-game records for total offensive yards (547 vs. North Carolina, 2018) and rushing yards by a QB (186 vs. North Carolina, 2018) while sharing school game marks for TD passes of 20+ yards (3 vs. Temple, 2018), TD passes of 50+ yards (2 vs. Pittsburgh, 2018) and TD responsibility (6 vs. Temple, 2018) ... secured Duke bowl game records for pass completion percentage in a half (.809 [17-of-21]; 2nd; 2018 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl vs. Temple), pass efficiency rating (190.32; 2018 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl vs. Temple), average yards per pass attempt (10.32; 2018 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl vs. Temple), TD passes in a half (3; 2nd; 2018 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl vs. Temple), TD passes (5; 2018 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl vs. Temple), total TD responsibility (6; 2018 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl vs. Temple) and most pass attempts without an INT (40; 2017 Quick Lane Bowl vs. Northern Illinois) and shares the school bowl standard for TD passes in a quarter (2 on three occasions; most recent [3rd]; 2018 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl vs. Temple) ... completed career holding Blue Devil all-time records for pass attempts per game (35.42), TD-to-INT ratio (1.79:1), pass completion-to-INT ratio (26.34:1), pass attempt-to-INT ratio (43.97:1), total offensive yards per game and total offensive plays per game (46.69) and sharing the school career standard for TD passes of 50+ yards (10) ... additionally, on Duke’s all-time charts, finished career ranking second in pass completion percentage, second in pass completions per game (21.22), second in most games with 2+ TD passes (16), second in games with 40+ pass attempts without an INT (5), second in total offensive yards, second in total offensive plays (1,681), second in TD responsibility, tied for second in most seasons with 10+ TD passes (3), tied for second in most games with 15+ TD passes (2), tied for second in most games with 20+ TD passes (1), tied for second in most seasons with 2,000+ passing yards (3), tied for second in games with 30+ pass completions (5), tied for second in games with 30+ pass attempts without an INT (9), tied for second in games with 50+ pass attempts without an INT (1), tied for second in 100-yard rushing games by a QB (2), third in passing yards per game, third in TD passes, third in rushing TDs by a QB, tied for third in most games with 3+ TD passes (6), third in TD passes of 20+ yards (27), third in games with 20+ pass completions (20), third in rushing yards by a QB, tied for third in most games with 4+ TD passes (2), tied for third in games with 20+ pass attempts without an INT (13), fourth in pass efficiency rating, tied for fourth in 200-yard passing games (21), tied for fourth in 300-yard passing games (9), fifth in passing yards, fifth in pass completions, fifth in pass attempts, tied for fifth in 400-yard passing games (1), tied for fifth in most seasons with 1,000+ passing yards (3), sixth in most games with 1+ TD pass (26), ninth in average yards per pass attempt (6.43) and tied for 14th in rushing TDs.
On December 31, 2018, declared intention to forgo final season of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2019 National Football League draft ... on January 26, 2019, named MVP of the Reese’s Senior Bowl after completing eight-of-11 (.727) passes for 115 yards and one TD while rushing for another score in a 34-24 North team victory.
“according to his biography on goduke.com”
Daniel Jones then was the 6th pick overall pick by the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Daniel Jones sister Ruthie Jones is a junior Goalkeeper for the Duke Women’s Soccer Team!
As a freshman in 2019,
Ruthie Jones Saw action in four contests across her freshman campaign … made her collegiate debut in the opening game of the Duke Nike Classic against UNLV (Sept. 5), logging 25 minutes to help Duke to its third shutout of the season ... played the final 45 in the match versus LSU (Sept. 8), helping the Blue Devils to their second consecutive shutout and fourth of the season ... helped the Blue Devils to their third consecutive shutout in the matchup against James Madison (Sept. 15), recording two saves … faced three shots in the opening-round matchup versus Utah (Nov. 15) to help combine for Duke’s ninth shutout of the season.
As a sophomore in 2020-2021 Ruthie Jones Earned the starting role in the second match of the season ... started the final 20 matches of the season ... recorded 12 clean sheets and eight shutout wins, which both ranked second in the ACC ... finished the season with an 11-5-4 record, 56 saves and a 0.70 goals against average ... made six saves in first career start vs. Virginia (Sept. 17) ... named to TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week after back-to-back 110-minute matches (Sept. 17 vs. Virginia, Sept. 20 vs. Wake Forest) ... had a streak of 429:51 without allowing a goal, which ranks sixth all-time at Duke ... led the Blue Devils to four consecutive shutout wins in October ... saved a combined 8-of-10 shots on goal vs. No. 1 North Carolina (Oct. 23) and No. 2 Florida State (Oct. 29) ... made three saves at No. 7 West Virginia (March 27) ... named ACC Defensive Player of the Week after not yielding a goal in home finale vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt (April 11) ... allowed zero regulation goals in six out of eight matches during the spring portion of the season ... named finished season with an eight-save performance vs. top-seeded Florida State in the NCAA Quarterfinals (May 9) ... named to All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior in in 2021, Ruthie Jones Started all 21 matches in goal ... named to All-ACC First Team and United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Second Team ... recorded 46 saves (.793 save pct.) while allowing 12 goals (0.59 goals against average) ... registered 9/3 shutouts ... 0.59 GAA is tied for second-best mark in a season in program history ... ranked first in the ACC in save percentage and goals against average during regular season ... 12 goals against were tied for 17th-fewest nationally, while 0.59 GAA ranked 11th ... collected three saves in 2-1 win over No. 19 Washington (Aug. 22) ... recorded a clean sheet with three saves at Vanderbilt (Aug. 29) ... made three saves in win over No. 10 Stanford (Sept. 2) ... named ACC Defensive Player of the Week after recording six-save shutout at No. 2 North Carolina (Sept. 17), helping Duke beat the Tar Heels for the first time since 2015 ... made five saves at No. 7 Virginia (Sept. 23) ... collected four saves to lead Duke to 1-0 victory over No. 1 Florida State (Oct. 24) ... had season-high seven stops in ACC Tournament first round match against Wake Forest (Oct. 31) ... made one save in shutout win over Memphis in NCAA Round of 16 (Nov. 19).
”according Ruthie Jones biography on goduke.com”
This season there is another Jones playing for Duke though not on the gridiron, not on the soccer field but rather on the hardwood in Daniel Jones, Ruthie Jones brother Bates Jones!
Though, unlike Daniel Jones, Ruthie Jones Bates Jones collegiate career began with four seasons of playing on the hardwood for Davidson.
As a freshman at Davidson in 2017-2018,
Bates Jones Played in 19 games as a freshman
Scored first collegiate points at George Mason
Grabbed a season-best three rebounds at Fordham
Had two points, two rebounds and an assist versus Saint Joseph's
As sophomore at Davidson in 2018-2019,
Bates Jones Appeared in 25 games
Scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting with seven rebounds and three assists against Central Penn
Went 4-of-4 at the charity stripe versus VCU
As a junior at Davidson in 2019-2020,
Bates Jones Averaged 2.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 30 games
Scored seven points and brought in four rebounds at Rhode Island
Recorded four points, five rebounds and two assists against Saint Joseph's
Went 2-of-3 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line for a season-high nine points at Fordham
Netted eight points on 3-of-4 shooting versus Fordham
As a senior at Davidson in 2020-2021,
Bates Jones Finished Davidson career with 96 games played, including five starts, averaging 1.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game
Played in 22 games with two starts as a senior
Went 2-of-2 from the floor, 1-of-1 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line for seven points versus Texas
Secured 12 rebounds at Rhode Island
Scored a career-high 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting to go with eight boards against Southern Virginia
“according to his biography on goduke.com”
As a Graduate Student at Duke during the 2021-2022 season,
Bates Jones is averaging 2.0 points, 1.5 rebounds , 0.6 assists while shooting 50%
“according to espn.com”
On Tuesday night Duke received 9 minutes, 5 points from Bates Jones who was 2-3 on field goals while he was 1-2 from three point range during the first half of the Duke, Clemson game in Durham because his teammate Paolo Banchero picked up 2 early fouls!
The next time we see Bates Jones will be on the hardwood in the Bluegrass state as Duke plays at Louisville Saturday!
Tip off is set for 12:00pm from the KFC Yum Center!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN or ESPN2!