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Defensive line, Mississippi State, 2013–15
Chris Jones
- Number
- No. 98
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 308 lb
- Hometown
- Houston, MS
- Born
- Jul 3, 1994, in Houston, Mississippi
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Chris Jones played defensive line at Mississippi State (2013–15). The Kansas City Chiefs took Jones in round 2, No. 37 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
The teams
No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mississippi State | 98 | DL | ||
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 98 | DL | ||
| 2015 | Mississippi State | 98 | DL | 6′6″ | 308 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5¾″ | |
| Weight | 310 lb | |
| Arm length | 34½″ | |
| Hand size | 10¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 85″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.03 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.70 s | |
| Vertical jump | 24½″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′10″ | |
| Bench press | 26 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.44 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.62 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 153 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
Pro Bowls: 7 (2019–25) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2022–24) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2018, 2020–21)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2022–24; AP second team 2018, 2020–21; Pro Football Writers first team 2022–24; Sporting News first team 2020–21, 2023–24.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 29 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 38 | 15.5 | 1 |
| 2019 | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 34 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 36 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 26 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 37 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 29 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 36 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 153 | 330 | 87.5 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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