Derek Jones | |
Position1: | Defensive back |
Birth Date: | 22 May 1992 |
Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 192 |
College: | Simon Fraser |
Cfldraftedyear: | 2014 |
Cfldraftedround: | 4 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 29 |
Cfldraftedteam: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Team1: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Playing Years2: | –* |
Playing Team2: | BC Lions |
Career Highlights: | |
Import: | no |
Cfl: | derek-jones/160615/ |
Derek Jones (born May 22, 1992) is a Canadian former professional football who was a defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted 29th overall in the fourth round of the 2014 CFL Draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[1] On February 11, 2020, he signed a two-year contract with the BC Lions.[2] He played college football for the Simon Fraser Clan, and retired from football on June 23, 2021.[3]
His father, Ed Jones, played in the CFL for nine years and won five Grey Cup championships with the Edmonton Eskimos.