Josh Jones goes to the Green Bay Packers in second round
Former NC State safety Josh Jones’ NFL career begins in Green Bay. The Packers selected Jones with the 61st overall pick in the second round.
Jones led NCSU with 109 tackles and three interceptions while ranking second with eight pass breakups as a redshirt junior. He elected to turn pro following the season and quickly rose up the draft boards with an electric performance at the NFL combine in Indianapolis.
Only one defensive back was bigger than the 6-1, 220-pounder (Connecticut's Obi Melifonwu, at 6-4, 224 pounds), and Jones placed among the top 10 defensive backs in the 40-yard dash (4.41 seconds, tied for seventh), bench press (20 reps, tied for third), broad jump (11 feet, tied for third) and vertical jump (37.5 inches, tied for eighth). He ranked among the top three 2017 safeties in all four tests and tied for the sixth-best 40 among all safeties since 2006 while his broad jump tied for fifth in the last 12 safety classes.
Jones is the school's highest draft pick since Amerson went 51st overall in the second round to the Washington Redskins in 2013. Amerson is now a starter with the Raiders.
More of The Wolfpacker’s pre-NFL Draft coverage:
• NFL Draft expert projects NC State’s Josh Jones to be second-round pick
• Podcast: Live at Amedeo’s with draft prospect Josh Jones, Brandan Bishop
• Former NC State safety Josh Jones a top-50 NFL Draft prospect