Indianapolis Colts’ cornerback Jaylon Jones has had quite the roller coaster ride over the past five or six years. He was a five-star recruit coming out of high school. At Texas A&M, he made slow, steady progress but never took the big leap forward that had been expected.
NFL scouts saw a near-perfect frame for a perimeter corner. 6’2” and 200 pounds, with a willingness to attack runners. But they also saw times in the 40 and short shuttle that placed him near the bottom of all cornerback prospects.
Though many of those scouts put a fourth-round grade on him, they also worried that his lack of long speed and agility would combine with his natural physical play and result in penalties.