Early years

Reshad was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Georgia) where he earned AAAA All-State and Defensive Player of the Year honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association as a senior. Reshad was the no. 1 safety in the country according to PrepStar 100 and Rivals Top 100. Jones was also the Fox Sports Net South Countdown to Signing Day All-South First Team defensive back.

College career

Jones was a three-year letterman and two-year starter at Georgia. Reshad finished his college career playing in 39 games with 27 starts and recording career totals of 206 tackles (129 solos), including 10 stops for losses. Jones batted away 13 passes and intercepted 11 others for 174 yards. The stand out safety became the eighth player since statistics were kept in 1950 to lead the team in interceptions in consecutive seasons. As a sophomore, Reshad was named second-team Sophomore All-American and second-team All-SEC honors while winning the team’s Most Improved Defensive Back Award. Jones repeated the feature as a junior and was named as a second-team All-SEC selection and earned the team’s Most Improved Player Award for defense.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Jones announced on January 4, 2010 that he would forgo his senior season at Georgia and enter the 2010 NFL Draft.

He was considered one of the top safety prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 1 in	214 lb	32 in	9 in	4.51 s	1.56 s	2.58 s	4.54 s	7.43 s	39½ in	9 ft 10 in	24 reps

Miami Dolphins

Jones was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round (163rd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. Jones recorded his first career interception and first career sack versus the Tennessee Titans on November 14, 2010.

After playing and starting his first full season, Jones had a breakout performance with record highs of 94 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and four interceptions in the 2012 season. He was also the leader in interceptions for Dolphins' defense in that season.

Jones signed a four-year, $29.285 million contract extension on August 5, 2013.

On August 8, 2014, Jones was suspended for the first four games of the 2014 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Reshad states in an interview how he never intentionally took any performance-enhancing drugs, and even though he trusted the former college trainer who supplied him with it, he still takes responsibility for not checking the ingredients.

On December 6, 2015, Reshad Jones became the 1st player in Miami Dolphins history to have over 100 tackles, 4 interceptions, 2 sacks and 2 defensive touchdowns in a single season.

After the 2015 Season, Jones became the first safety in NFL history to record 125 tackles (135 total, 4th in the league), 10 passes deflections 5 interceptions, 2 sacks and 2 defensive touvchdowns (both with his signature corkscrew dive). He was named to the 2016 Pro Bowl as an injury replacement on January 24, 2016

Regular Season Stats

Year	Team	GP	GS	Total	Solo	Ast	Sck	SFTY	PDef	Int	Yds	TDs	Long
2010	MIA	13	2	21	18	3	1.0	0	2	1	0	0	0
2011	MIA	15	12	67	49	18	2.0	0	4	1	1	0	1
2012	MIA	16	16	94	73	21	1.0	-	9	4	28	0	15
2013	MIA	16	16	107	84	23	1.5	0	4	1	25	1	25
2014	MIA	12	12	80	70	10	1.0	0	7	3	62	0	50
2015	MIA	16	16	135	106	29	2.0	0	10	5	104	2	42
Total	MIA	88	75	504	400	104	8.5	0	36	15	220	3	50

[ Source: Wikipedia ]