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Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||
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Born: | Bronx, New York, U.S. | August 28, 1996||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 309 lb (140 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | South Cobb (Austell, Georgia) | ||||||||||
College: | NC State | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 84 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Justin Jones (born August 28, 1996) is an American football nose tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.
Following his senior season, Jones was selected to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl. [1]
On November 29, 2017, it was announced that Jones had accepted his invitation to play in the Senior Bowl. [2] He impressed scouts by showing his agility during Senior Bowl practices and added value to his draft stock. [3] On January 27, 2018, Jones played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl and was part of Denver Broncos' head coach Vance Joseph's South team that lost 45–16 to the North team, coached by Houston Texans' head coach Bill O'Brien. Jones attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills. On March 19, 2018, he participated at NC State's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills and the short shuttle. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Jones was projected to be a fifth or sixth round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. [4] He was ranked as the 14th best defensive tackle prospect in the draft by Scouts Inc. and was ranked the 20th best defensive tackle by DraftScout.com. [5]
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Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) | 309 lb (140 kg) | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.09 s | 1.76 s | 2.96 s | 4.71 s | 7.82 s | 29 in (0.74 m) | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) | 24 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [6] [7] |
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The Los Angeles Chargers selected Jones in the third round (84th overall) in the 2018 NFL draft. [8] Jones was the eighth defensive tackle drafted in 2018. [9] On May 13, 2018, the Chargers signed Jones to a four-year, $3.62 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $854,140. [10] [11]
On September 26, 2020, Jones was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. [12] He was activated on October 24. [13]
On October 4, 2021, Jones was placed on injured reserve. [14] He was activated on October 30. [15]
On March 18, 2022, Jones signed a two-year deal with the Chicago Bears. [16] On December 5, 2023, Jones was named the Bears nominee for the 2023 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award [17]
On March 14, 2024, Jones signed a three-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. [18]
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