Jones Selected by Green Bay in Second Round of 2017 NFL Draft
4/28/2017 9:26:00 PM | Football
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RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State safety Josh Jones was selected in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. Jones was the 61st pick overall.
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He is the highest Wolfpack selection since 2013 (David Amerson – 2nd Round) and is also the first Wolfpack safety drafted since 2013 (Earl Wolff – Philadelphia).
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Jones was named a 2016 honorable mention All-ACC performer after his redshirt-junior season. He was the Wolfpack's leading tackler with 109 stops, the ninth-best mark in the ACC and the most for a Wolfpack player since 2012. He also finished his Wolfpack career with eight interceptions.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State safety Josh Jones was selected in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. Jones was the 61st pick overall.
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He is the highest Wolfpack selection since 2013 (David Amerson – 2nd Round) and is also the first Wolfpack safety drafted since 2013 (Earl Wolff – Philadelphia).
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Jones was named a 2016 honorable mention All-ACC performer after his redshirt-junior season. He was the Wolfpack's leading tackler with 109 stops, the ninth-best mark in the ACC and the most for a Wolfpack player since 2012. He also finished his Wolfpack career with eight interceptions.
Congratulations @JoshJones11_ From The #Pack to the #Packers ?????? #PackPros #1Pack1Goal pic.twitter.com/c6qsQFLCH0
— NC State Football (@PackFootball) April 29, 2017
With the 61st pick in the 2017 #NFLDraft, the #Packers select N.C. State safety Josh Jones! #PackersDraft pic.twitter.com/WaTax0BAVk
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) April 29, 2017
Green Bay!!! Let's goo!!!!!!!
— J. Jones (@JoshJones11_) April 29, 2017
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