Colts’ CB Jaylon Jones quietly having breakout 2nd-year marketing campaign

It’s been a reasonably disappointing marketing campaign for the 2024 Indianapolis Colts, who sitting at 7-8, are on the surface, wanting in—and along with profitable out, want a whole lot of exterior assist to increase their season with a playoff berth.

If there was a number of silver linings for these Colts, considered one of them has to have been 2nd-year cornerback Jaylon Jones, who’s had a breakout sophomore season.

Whereas there was a whole lot of uncertainty getting into the season within the Indy secondary at beginning exterior cornerback, the previous 2023 seventh spherical choose of the Colts has performed his half to solidify the place (together with offseason roster claimee Samuel Womack III):

Particularly, Jones has 85 tackles (59 solo), 3 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 12 passes defensed, and a compelled fumble throughout 15 begins in 2024. Per PFF, he’s been focused 75 instances for 48 receptions (64.0 completion %), 626 passing yards (13.0 ypr. avg.), an allowed landing reception, two interceptions, and an opposing passer ranking of 83.5.

It’s too early to name, however truthfully, Jones preliminary profession arc is beginning to remind me a little bit of Jack Doyle’s with the Colts.

No, Jones wasn’t an undrafted free agent like Doyle, however he was a late spherical choose of Indianapolis, and to this point, he’s outplayed two of the cornerbacks who have been chosen forward of him in the identical draft class, Darius Rush (2023 fifth spherical choose of the Colts that was later waived, partially due to Jones’ offseason emergence as a rookie) and JuJu Brents (2023 2nd spherical choose of the Colts).

Taking a step again in time. Each Coby Fleener and Dwayne Allen have been 2012 2nd and third spherical picks of the Colts respectively, whereas Doyle was claimed off waivers in 2013 from the Tennessee Titans a 12 months later.

That being stated, Doyle finally outlasted these different guys out, and it seems to be as if Jones will be the one getting that 2nd contract with the Colts if issues proceed to play out at their present price—with Brents’ availability being considerably restricted by re-occurring accidents throughout his first two seasons within the league.

Possibly that’s a stretch, however Jones seems to be a reputation to look at for the Colts secondary going ahead—particularly because the 22-year-old cornerback solely continues to enhance.