Jacoby Jones was born July 11, 1984 in
New Orleans East. He attended
St. Augustine High School and
Marion Abramson High School in New Orleans. At Abramson, he was a letterman in football,
basketball, and
track. In basketball, he was an All-Metropolitan selection and an All-Area selection. In track, he was an All-Metropolitan selection and an All-Area selection.
Jones originally enrolled on a track scholarship at
Southeastern Louisiana University in 2002, but transferred to
Lane College in 2003. At Lane, Jones became a four-time All-
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) player his freshman, sophomore, junior and senior seasons as well as an excellent punt/kick returner. Jacoby is a member of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
He was drafted by the
Houston Texans in the third round of the
2007 NFL Draft. He played for the Texans from 2007 to 2011. Jones then played for the
Baltimore Ravens from 2012 to 2014, and was selected for the
Pro Bowl in 2012. He is known for two of the most memorable plays in the
2012 NFL playoffs as a member of the Ravens: catching a 70-yard game-tying touchdown pass in the final seconds of regulation in the
AFC Divisional playoff game against the
Denver Broncos, which helped lead the Ravens to an eventual 38–35 double overtime victory; and a 108-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in
Super Bowl XLVII against the
San Francisco 49ers, the longest play in
Super Bowl history. He finished the game with two touchdowns, the kick return and a 56 touchdown reception.
He also played for the
San Diego Chargers and
Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015 and the
Monterrey Steel of the
National Arena League in 2017. Jones quick feet also allowed him to complete and finish 3
rd in the television show “Dancing with the Stars.”
