James Jones
Profile
Davenport's own James Jones is a defensive tackle who played for Northern Iowa in the late 80s and early 90s. Jones was drafted by the Cleveland Browns* in 1991 and played 10 years in the league amassing 3 catches for 4 yards and two touchdowns (plus 37 sacks and 432 tackles). Jones remains the highest drafted UNI player at #57**.
* His head coach was Bill Belichek and his DC was Nick Saban
** While Jones was 3rd rounder, he was still drafted higher than Brad Meester (2nd Round) who was #60 overall
Historical Significance
Northern Iowa has had a number of NFL players, including a Super Bowl MVP (Kurt Warner), DPOY (Bryce Paup) and current NFL players (David Johnson, LJ Fort). Before James Jones, there were two UNI players that were drafted highly (Randy Schultz in the 5th in 1966, Bryce Paup in the 6th in 1990). Neither had a Panther cards, so I think I can reasonably declare that:
🔔1991 Wild Card Draft was the first UNI Panther player in a Panther uniform in a set.🔔
Exciting, I know. You as one of the few lucky readers of this blog can take this gem of knowledge and gather up as many James Jones Wild Card Draft as you can before the rest of the community discovers its historical significance.
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