Matt Jones
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| No. 22 – Undrafted | |
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 12, 2033 (aged 27) Ottawa, Ontario, CAN |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 189 lb (86 kg) |
| Username: | Zap |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Osbourn Park High School |
| College: | Virginia Tech |
| Career history | |
| Roster status: | Active |
Matt Jones (born December 23, 2033) is an Canadian football cornerback who is currently unsigned by a professional team. He played college football for Virginia Tech and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.
Early years
Matt Jones was born in Ottawa, Canada. At the age 4 his parents got divorced. At the age of 6 his mother remarried an American. They ended up moving to Manassas, Virginia. Matt would play hockey recreationally when he first moved to Manassas, due to his Canadian roots, but was never really a good skater. With his frustration on the ice he started to look for another sport to play. One that didn't have machete blades on your feet. Matt Jones started watching football and he fell in love with the game at first site. He asked his mother if he could be signed up to play football as soon as possible. His mother agreed. I think she agreed and was very happy to do it. She wanted him to associate with the kids more in the local area and not many played hockey. From the age 7 to 14 Matt played football recreationally. Matt would ride his bike 3 miles to the football field to play his games after school and on the weekends. He played many positions throughout his younger years. Quarterback to Safety. Wide Receiver to Cornerback. Whatever the team needed he was there to play. At age 13 Matt learned that his father had passed away in Ottawa. This was a hard time in his life. He remained in good contact with his father since moving to the USA. He would visit his dad 3 times a year. He would focus more in his sports to let his frustration out for losing his hero. One day during the first round of the playoffs the team was losing 21-3. The cornerback got injured. The coach threw the versatile player Jones to the Cornerback position. The defense was able to stop any more significant plays from the opposing team and luckily was able to score 3 touchdowns ending the game 24-21. They would get eliminated next round but the coach realized Jones is a great Cornerback. The way he would shut down his opposing wide receiver was better than the starter. Unfortunately this was his last season due to Jones starting high school. When Matt Jones was 14, a freshman in high school, he decided to try out for his high school football team. He noticed he was the only freshman trying out. He asked some kids why are there no freshman's here. The answer he got he did not like. It was because no freshman can normally keep up with sophomore's, juniors, and seniors. Normally the grades would be separated, but with the high schools after school sports budget, they could only afford to have one football team mixing all the grades. He decided to take this challenge regardless of his odds. After a lot of hard work and pushing the limits he got the greatest news of his high school career. He got the green light to play for the team. He was the first freshman in years to make the team. The team would always make it to the playoffs but would get eliminated in the first or second round. At first Jones started his high school career as Tight End. It seemed like a safe bet for the coach knowing that Matt's size and strength. Believe it or not, the cornerback would get injured during the season and then again, the coach would throw Jones at cornerback knowing his previous experience with this position. Matt Jones felt really comfortable at this position and his game really showed it. His playing abilities was night and day. He would be cornerback for the high school for the next 3 years. In his senior year he would notice scouts would come to the games but would never talk to him or ask him questions. He figured they were here for someone else. One night there was a knock on the door and it ended up being a recruiter for Virginia Tech. Matt accepted the offer right away. He would play cornerback and sometimes wide receiver for the Virginia Tech Hokies.
College career
Virginia Tech would never make it to the playoffs until Jones's senior year at Virginia Tech. His cornerback, catching, interception abilities would stand him out from the rest of the crowd. He was an excellent defenseman and finished the season being the 4th best cornerback in the whole league. This was an incredible accomplishment. He would get interviewed after the playoffs ended and a lot of times the reporters would ask him about his future and if he got asked to be in the DSFL draft. Matthew Jones was an honest man. He would tell the reporters the truth that no one has called him even though he finished as the 4th best cornerback in the whole league. The reporters seemed shock. Then articles would start coming out about how a great football players wasn't asked to be part of this draft. Matt Jones accepted his fate. After finishing his college football career he thought it would be over. It was time to come back to reality and he would start looking into his future career in business. He did study business after all in school, so Jones would start to apply in the Washington D.C. area. He got tons of job offers and when he made up his mind of which job he will pick, he received a phone call. Matt Jones is about to be shocked. He just got a call on his phone to join the DSFL draft. He accepted faster than he could realize what was asked of him. And here we are today. This young man could be something great but only time will tell.
College career statistics
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| Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Int | PD | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG |
| 2026 (S11) | ISFL | 14 | 78 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0/0/0 |
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