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Elijah Jones Chicago Bears · #28

Cornerback · 6' 1", 185 lbs · Harlem, NY · Age 26

Elijah Jones is a Cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 90th overall, 2024. In 2025 he recorded 3 tackles.

CornerbackDrafted 90th overall1-yr veteran
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Season avg3 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg3 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Elijah Jones — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Elijah Jones is a Cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 90th overall, 2024. In 2025 he recorded 3 tackles.
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Coverage
C
Ball skills
C-
Run support
C+
Coverage
Solid · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Tackling
Below average · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Elijah Jones stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
7Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Elijah Jones — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
3 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A+
Coverage
2 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Elijah Jones

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
2
pd
2–2
0
int
0–0
3
tackles
3–3
0
ff
0–0
10
games
9–11
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 2 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.0 pd
Everything it reads
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1 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 10
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Elijah Jones career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
20251032000
Career1032000.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Chicago Bears built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
93off index
97def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (93), defense A+ (97) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 89, pass rush 99, coverage 95.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Elijah Jones

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-01-08

The beginning

Elijah Jones is a Cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, in his 3rd NFL season.

Chicago Bears

Turning pro

Drafted 90th overall, 2024 as a Cornerback.

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Elijah Jones is an Arizona Cardinals cornerback, drafted 90th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Jones's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
185 lbs
Draft
90th overall, 2024
Born
Harlem, NY
Age
26
Jersey
#28
Background

Elijah Jones is from Harlem, NY and is 26 years old. He was drafted 90th overall, 2024 and plays cornerback at 6' 1", 185 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Jones is currently on the Arizona Cardinals roster.

The person

Elijah Jones is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 3 tackles with 0 interceptions and 2 passes defensed across his 2025 rookie season.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 2 passes defensed.
Tackling3 career tackles from the secondary.
Draft pedigree90th overall, 2024.
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FAQ

Elijah Jones — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Elijah Jones, answered.

What position does Elijah Jones play?
Elijah Jones is a Cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals.
When was Elijah Jones drafted?
Elijah Jones was drafted 90th overall, 2024.
How many seasons has Elijah Jones played?
1 (2025).
What are Elijah Jones's career stats?
He has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Elijah Jones career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2024
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk17 · Ankle (Out)2024 Wk16 · Ankle (Out)2024 Wk15 · Ankle (Out)2024 Wk14 · Ankle (Out)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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