2023 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Jonathon Cruz | Ole Miss | K

WORLDWIDE RAMS

Ed " Pi Double I" Henderson

Player Bio: ​Jonathon Cruz attended Cartersville High School, located in Cartersville, GA. He won 15-0 AAAA State Champion seasons in 2015 and 2016. He enjoyed a 53-3 record, including a school-record 41-game winning streak. Hurricanes went 11-1 and won AAAA Region 5 with a perfect 6-0 mark as Cruz was 72-of-72 in PAT attempts, 6-of-8 in FGA with a school-record long of 55 yards. He scored 90 points as a senior, and 401 had 81 kickoffs for touchbacks in his Career. He received five stars with an FG rating of 99 from the National Camp Series after representing Team Jackson at the 2016 South Region event. Took first place among upperclassmen in FG category for kicking coach. He is a four-time Special Teams Player of the Year.

SCHOOL:  OLE MISS                                      |                    CONFERENCE: SEC

​CLASS          |       SENIOR

​HOMETOWN  |  CARTERVILLE, GA

​ HEIGHT                  WEIGHT           
 5' 8"                          177 lbs

HANDS                            ARMS
 8⅝"                     30⅛"

jonathon cruz

kicker

​​​​​DRAFT YEAR
​      2023      
COMBINE INVITE​
​NO

​​PROJECTED 40 TIME 
4.95
DRAFT GRADE
5.92 ​

accolades

2022 Phil Steele All-SEC Third-Team 
2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll 
2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll 
2019 Lou Groza Award Preseason Watchlist
2019 Coaches All-C-USA Preseason Watchlist
2019 Coaches All-C-USA Special Teams Player of the Year
2018 C-USA Honor Roll ​

​COMBINE RESULTS 
40 YD DASH
DNP 
10 SPLIT
DNP
​BENCH PRESS
    DNP    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        DNP        
BROAD JUMP
 DNP
3 CONE DRILL
       DNP         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​DNP

PRO DAY RESULTS  
40 YD DASH
DNP 
10 SPLIT
DNP
​BENCH PRESS
    DNP    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        DNP        
BROAD JUMP
 DNP
3 CONE DRILL
       DNP         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​DNP

GAME FILM
#14 Jonathon cruz vs appalachian st (2019)

#14 jonathon cruz
2016 south region event
ole miss rebels

strengths

weakness

• He has a strong leg and made five field goals beyond 50 yards.
  
• His career-long field goal was 56 yards long, an Ole Miss school record. 
  
• He made 15-17 field goal made last season.
  
• He was perfect from PAT's last season with 47-47, 126-130 for his career.
  
• He had a 71 percent field goal made in his season at Ole Miss 41-57.
  

• His powerful leg kicks line drives on kick off and allowed over 30% of kick off returns
• He need to kick with better accuracy with fields goal 40-49 yards in distance
• He kicks with low trajectory on field goals, need to elevate more as will get blocked at the next level

Draft Projection: 7th Round - UDFA (Priority)

NFL Comparison: N/A

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