Cyrus
Jones.
Cyrus
Jones.
Alabama· 5'10"· 197 lb· 4.49s 40
Cyrus Jones projects best in a zone-heavy scheme that prioritizes anticipation and ball skills over elite recovery speed, often found in Cover 2 or Cover 3 systems.
As a rookie, he could immediately contribute as a nickel or dime corner, with the ceiling to develop into a starting boundary corner in a zone-based scheme.
He would be a poor fit in a man-heavy, press-man scheme where he is consistently asked to mirror receivers downfield without safety help.
Jones thrives in systems that allow him to read the quarterback and break on the ball, leveraging his instincts and ball-hawking ability.
Selected #60 overall in Round 2 of the 2016 NFL Draft by New England Patriots out of Alabama.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.49sp50
- Vertical
- 33inp50
- Broad jump
- 116inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.71sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.21sp50
- Bench
- 10repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Alabama | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Alabama | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Alabama | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Alabama | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Cyrus Jones played three seasons in the NFL, primarily as a cornerback and punt returner for the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens. He struggled with consistency and fumbles.