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{{Infobox NFL biography
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| name = Jonathan Meeks
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| caption = Meeks with Clemson in 2012
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| position = [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|Safety]]
| position = [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|Safety]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|8|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rock Hill, South Carolina]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Rock Hill, South Carolina]], U.S.
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| weight_lbs = 210
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| high_school = [[Rock Hill High School (South Carolina)|Rock Hill]]
| high_school = [[Rock Hill High School (South Carolina)|Rock Hill]]
| college = [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]]
| college = [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]]
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* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
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'''Jonathan Meeks''' (born November 8, 1989) is a former [[American football]] [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]]. He played [[college football]] for [[Clemson University]] and was drafted by the [[Buffalo Bills]] in the fifth round of the [[2013 NFL Draft]].
'''Jonathan Meeks''' (born November 8, 1989) is a former [[American football]] [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]]. He played [[college football]] for [[Clemson University]] and was selected by the [[Buffalo Bills]] in the fifth round of the [[2013 NFL Draft]].


==High school==
==Early life==
Meeks attended [[Rock Hill High School (South Carolina)|Rock Hill High School]] in [[Rock Hill, South Carolina]], where he played quarterback and free safety as a senior. He had 896 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, and 612 passing yards and seven touchdowns. Defensively, he recorded 69 tackles and two interceptions. He spent one semester at [[Hargrave Military Academy]] in [[Chatham, Virginia]] following high school, in order to raise his necessary test scores for [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] standards.
Meeks attended [[Rock Hill High School (South Carolina)|Rock Hill High School]] in [[Rock Hill, South Carolina]], where he played quarterback and free safety as a senior. He had 896 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, and 612 passing yards and seven touchdowns. Defensively, he recorded 69 tackles and two interceptions. He spent one semester at [[Hargrave Military Academy]] in [[Chatham, Virginia]] following high school, in order to raise his necessary test scores for [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] standards.


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He was drafted by the [[Buffalo Bills]] in the fifth round, 143rd overall, of the [[2013 NFL Draft]].<ref>[http://www.tigernet.com/update/player/Meeks-drafted-Bills-5th-Round-10870 Meeks drafted by Bills in the 5th Round]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
He was drafted by the [[Buffalo Bills]] in the fifth round, 143rd overall, of the [[2013 NFL Draft]].<ref>[http://www.tigernet.com/update/player/Meeks-drafted-Bills-5th-Round-10870 Meeks drafted by Bills in the 5th Round]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>


Expected to back up [[Aaron Williams (American football)|Aaron Williams]] at SS with [[Duke Williams (safety)|Duke Williams]], who was also drafted in the 2013 NFL Draft. He was injured while playing against [[Cincinnati Bengals]] in Week 4 and was placed on the [[injured reserve]] designated to return list.<ref>[http://www.fantasysp.com/player/nfl/Jonathan_Meeks/3114654/bills-placed-s-jonathan-meeks-on-injured-reservedesignated Bills placed S Jonathan Meeks on injured reserve/designated]</ref> He was released by the Bills on September 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000523174/article/buffalo-bills-release-qb-matt-cassel |title=Buffalo Bills release QB Matt Cassel |last=Orr |first=Conor |date=September 5, 2015 |website=NFL.com |accessdate=September 14, 2015}}</ref> On September 6, 2015, the Bills signed Meeks to their practice squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-add-C-Gabe-Ikard-to-53-man-roster-Five-signed-to-practice-squad/8e534eab-b78e-48db-88c6-857e9eb9d158 |title=Bills add C Gabe Ikard to 53-man roster; Five signed to practice squad |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 6, 2015 |website=BuffaloBills.com |accessdate=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908194409/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-add-C-Gabe-Ikard-to-53-man-roster-Five-signed-to-practice-squad/8e534eab-b78e-48db-88c6-857e9eb9d158 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On September 23, 2015, Meeks was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Jonathan-Meeks-added-to-53-man-roster/c9ff44b4-25db-4410-b3e6-9c6eb8cbc6f6 |title=Jonathan Meeks added to 53-man roster |last=Brown |first=Chris |date=September 23, 2015 |website=BuffaloBills.com |accessdate=September 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926190520/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Jonathan-Meeks-added-to-53-man-roster/c9ff44b4-25db-4410-b3e6-9c6eb8cbc6f6 |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Expected to back up [[Aaron Williams (American football)|Aaron Williams]] at SS with [[Duke Williams (safety)|Duke Williams]], who was also drafted in the 2013 NFL Draft. He was injured while playing against [[Cincinnati Bengals]] in Week 4 and was placed on the [[injured reserve]] designated to return list.<ref>[http://www.fantasysp.com/player/nfl/Jonathan_Meeks/3114654/bills-placed-s-jonathan-meeks-on-injured-reservedesignated Bills placed S Jonathan Meeks on injured reserve/designated]</ref> He was released by the Bills on September 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/buffalo-bills-release-qb-matt-cassel-0ap3000000523174 |title=Buffalo Bills release QB Matt Cassel |last=Orr |first=Conor |date=September 5, 2015 |website=NFL.com |access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> On September 6, 2015, the Bills signed Meeks to their practice squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-add-C-Gabe-Ikard-to-53-man-roster-Five-signed-to-practice-squad/8e534eab-b78e-48db-88c6-857e9eb9d158 |title=Bills add C Gabe Ikard to 53-man roster; Five signed to practice squad |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 6, 2015 |website=BuffaloBills.com |accessdate=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908194409/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-add-C-Gabe-Ikard-to-53-man-roster-Five-signed-to-practice-squad/8e534eab-b78e-48db-88c6-857e9eb9d158 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On September 23, 2015, Meeks was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Jonathan-Meeks-added-to-53-man-roster/c9ff44b4-25db-4410-b3e6-9c6eb8cbc6f6 |title=Jonathan Meeks added to 53-man roster |last=Brown |first=Chris |date=September 23, 2015 |website=BuffaloBills.com |accessdate=September 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926190520/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Jonathan-Meeks-added-to-53-man-roster/c9ff44b4-25db-4410-b3e6-9c6eb8cbc6f6 |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===NFL statistics===
===NFL statistics===
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| Career || || 36 || 31 || 22 || 9 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1
|}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/15956/jonathan-meeks|title = Jonathan Meeks Stats}}</ref>
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== Legacy & awards ==
In 2024, Meeks was inducted into the York County Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jonathan Meeks |url=https://www.visityorkcounty.com/york-county-sports-hall-of-fame-jonathan-meeks/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.visityorkcounty.com |language=en-us}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Players of American football from Rock Hill, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Rock Hill, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Rock Hill High School (South Carolina) alumni]]
[[Category:Rock Hill High School (South Carolina) alumni]]


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Revision as of 06:50, 15 July 2024

Jonathan Meeks
refer to caption
Meeks with Clemson in 2012
No. 36
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1989-11-08) November 8, 1989 (age 34)
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Rock Hill
College:Clemson
NFL draft:2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 143
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:31
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at PFR

Jonathan Meeks (born November 8, 1989) is a former American football safety. He played college football for Clemson University and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Early life

Meeks attended Rock Hill High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where he played quarterback and free safety as a senior. He had 896 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, and 612 passing yards and seven touchdowns. Defensively, he recorded 69 tackles and two interceptions. He spent one semester at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia following high school, in order to raise his necessary test scores for NCAA standards.

He was rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com.[1]

College career

While attending Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, Meeks played for the Clemson Tigers football team from 2009 to 2012.

Professional career

He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round, 143rd overall, of the 2013 NFL Draft.[2][3]

Expected to back up Aaron Williams at SS with Duke Williams, who was also drafted in the 2013 NFL Draft. He was injured while playing against Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4 and was placed on the injured reserve designated to return list.[4] He was released by the Bills on September 5, 2015.[5] On September 6, 2015, the Bills signed Meeks to their practice squad.[6] On September 23, 2015, Meeks was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad.[7]

NFL statistics

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2013 BUF 8 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 BUF 12 12 8 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 BUF 16 17 12 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Career 36 31 22 9 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

[8]

Legacy & awards

In 2024, Meeks was inducted into the York County Sports Hall of Fame.[9]

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Meeks - Yahoo Sports
  2. ^ Meeks drafted by Bills in the 5th Round
  3. ^ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Bills placed S Jonathan Meeks on injured reserve/designated
  5. ^ Orr, Conor (September 5, 2015). "Buffalo Bills release QB Matt Cassel". NFL.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "Bills add C Gabe Ikard to 53-man roster; Five signed to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  7. ^ Brown, Chris (September 23, 2015). "Jonathan Meeks added to 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "Jonathan Meeks Stats".
  9. ^ "Jonathan Meeks". www.visityorkcounty.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
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