2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Jamari Jones, QB, Albany State University

• Name: Jamari Jones
• Position: QB
• College: Albany State University
• Height: 6’2
• Weight: 212
• Twitter: Jamarijones_9
• Instagram: JamariJones_9

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft? 

• I’m a competitor. I will take any and every risk to help my team win. I’m a dual threat guy I can hurt a defense with my legs or throwing the ball. I’m a playmaker my teammates expect me to make something happen when things are going the best. 

What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?

• I’m a winner and I’ve been through a lot. I’m willing to do what it takes to showcase to the world what I’ve been working for my whole life

If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be? 

• I would donate to kids with cancer

Who was your role model? 

• My mom is my role model. She has done more than enough and made sure we always had what we needed. She has believed in me sometimes when I didn’t believe in myself. I owe her the world 

Who is your favorite NFL team?

• I don’t really have a favorite team but I’m a big Patrick Mahomes fan so I’ll say Kansas City. 

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school? 

• There are lots of different teammates that are overlooked and underrated

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

• My biggest pet peeve probably has to be lying. I rather you be straight forward with me so I can know how to move

Who is your favorite teacher ever?

• Ms. Rummage was my 8th grade teacher she taught me a lot about hard work and sacrifice

Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome? 

• I have been through a lot anyone who knows me could tell you about so much adversity that I’ve faced. The most difficult one would probably be getting majority of my bigger offers took due to the transfer portal

If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house, what would it be?

• I would have a OEC or Japanese chicken and rice restaurant 

What is your favorite snack food? 

• My favorite snack food is sour gummy worms with a prime sports drink

What is your degree in? 

• I have a bachelor’s degree in general studies with a minor in Health and Human Performance. 

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why? 

• Lebron James, God, And Kobe Bryant. I would pick Lebron because he was my childhood favorite athlete. I would pick God so I could talk to him about my future and what I feel like his plan is for me compared to what his actual plan is for me. I said Kobe Bryant because he had a crazy work ethic, and I would love to gain that knowledge that he had

What is your biggest weakness?

• I honestly feel like I don’t have any weaknesses on the football field. There isn’t a throw, run, or read that I think I won’t be able to make. I’m very versatile