Daniel Jones Brother Bates Jones: Family And Siblings

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Daniel Jones grew up with one brother, Bates Jones, and two sisters, Becca and Ruthie.

All of the Jones siblings share a close bond and are all into sports. However, not all of them pursued their passion for their respective sports professionally.

His eldest sister, Becca, is a former Davidson Wild Cats hockey player.

Daniel’s younger brother, Bates, played basketball. Similarly, his younger sister, Ruthie, played soccer.

Daniel Jones Signed With The New York Giants
Daniel Jones Signed With The New York Giants (Source: Instagram)

Daniel Stephen Jones III, born May 27, 1997, is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the NFL.

After graduating from Charlotte Latin School, he was barely recruited and was not ranked by Rivals.com.

Nonetheless, he committed to play football at Princeton University but later opted to become a walk-on at Duke University.

The Quick Lane Bowl (2017) and Independence Bowl (2018) MVP, Jones was drafted by the New York Giants with the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.

Jones signed a four-year/$25.64 million rookie contract, including a $16.7 million signing bonus, and in April 2022, the Giants declined Jones’s fifth-year option for 2023.

However, on March 7, 2023, the quarterback signed a four-year/$160 million contract extension with the Giants.

Daniel Jones Brother Bates Jones

Daniel was born as the second child and eldest son of his parents, Steve and Becca Jones. He has a younger brother named Bates Jones, born on March 14, 1999, in Charlotte, N.C.

Growing up in an athletic family, Bates played football and basketball during high school at Charlotte Latin.

Three-year letter winner and an All-State quarterback in football, the younger Jones committed to play basketball at Davidson.

Daniel Jones' Younger Brother, Bates During His Time With The Duke Blue Devils
Daniel Jones’ Younger Brother, Bates During His Time With The Duke Blue Devils (Source: Instagram)

After completing four seasons at Davidson, he joined the Duke Blue Devils as a graduate transfer.

Moreover, he graduated with an undergraduate degree in history with a minor in economics from Davidson and earned his master’s in management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.

Family And Siblings

Besides the Jones parents and two brothers, there are two other members in the family.

Daniel has an older sister, Becca Jones, and a younger sister, Ruthie.

The eldest Jones sibling, Becca, played hockey during her collegiate years, while the youngest, Ruthie, played soccer.

Becca Jones Was A Hockey Player

The firstborn of her parents, Becca (named after her mother), during her high school and collegiate years.

She attended Charlotte Latin and was a starting forward/midfield for three years. Additionally, she led her high school team to a pair of CISAA Championships and an NCISAA State Championship.

Similarly, with the Davidson Wild Cats, Becca appeared in almost every game of her collegiate career and won several honors, including the Atlantic 10 All-Academic team in 2016.

Following college, she opted for a different career option rather than playing hockey professionally.

Becca Jones Works At Battery Ventures
Becca Jones Works At Battery Ventures (Source: Battery Ventures)

Becca is a vice president at Battery Ventures, a Global investment firm she joined as an associate in November 2021.

Moreover, she had worked at Barings for 4 years and 5 months as an analyst and associate for Global Private Finance at Barings.

Ruthie Jones Played Soccer At Duke

Born on January 17, 2001, Ruth Henry Jones played as a goalkeeper for the Duke Blue Devils soccer team.

Similar to her elder siblings, she completed her high school from Charlotte Latin High School.

After high school, she enrolled at Duke University and earned several awards, including the 2022 All-ACC Tournament Team and 2021 All-ACC First Team.

Ruthie Jones Plays Soccer At Duke
Ruthie Jones Plays Soccer At Duke (Source: Duke Athletics)

Moreover, she has also played soccer with the US national team. With the U-15 national team, she won the CONCACAF Championship and Golden Glove. Additionally, she also played for the U-23 Women’s Youth National Team.

After graduating with a psychology degree with minors in Spanish and Chemistry, Ruthie started working as a research assistant at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Who Is The Brother Of Daniel Jones?

Daniel Jones has a younger brother, Bates Jones, who played collegiate basketball at Duke.

2. Does Daniel Jones Have a sister?

Daniel Jones has two sisters: an elder sister, Becca, and a younger sister, Ruthie Jones.

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