Defensive tackle, Ohio State, 2015–18
Dre’Mont Jones
- Number
- No. 86
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 286 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Cleveland, OH
- Born
- Jan 5, 1997, in Cleveland, Ohio
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Dre’Mont Jones played defensive tackle at Ohio State (2015–18). The Denver Broncos took Jones in round 3, No. 71 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Wisconsin, 20162sacks, career highvs. Oregon State, 2018Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2017 and 2018
All-America: College Football News 2018
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ohio State | 51 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 41 | 26 | 13 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 112 | 58 | 22 | 9.5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ohio State | 86 | DT | RS | ||
| 2016 | Ohio State | 86 | DT | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Ohio State | 86 | DT | So. | ||
| 2018 | Ohio State | 86 | DT | Jr. | 6′3″ | 286 |
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.
Game by game
2018 Ohio State 13 games, 41 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Oregon State | W 77–31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Rutgers | W 52–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. TCU | W 40–28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Tulane | W 49–6 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Penn State | W 27–26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Indiana | W 49–26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Minnesota | W 30–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Purdue | L 20–49 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Nebraska | W 36–31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Maryland | W 52–51 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Michigan | W 62–39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Northwestern | W 45–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Washington | W 28–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Ohio State 11 games, 20 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atIndiana | W 49–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Oklahoma | L 16–31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Army | W 38–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UNLV | W 54–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atNebraska | W 56–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Penn State | W 39–38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Iowa | L 24–55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Michigan State | W 48–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Illinois | W 52–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atMichigan | W 31–20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Wisconsin | W 27–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Ohio State 12 games, 51 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Tulsa | W 48–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atOklahoma | W 45–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Rutgers | W 58–0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Indiana | W 38–17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atWisconsin | W 30–23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atPenn State | L 21–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Northwestern | W 24–20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Nebraska | W 62–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atMaryland | W 62–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atMichigan State | W 17–16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Michigan | W 30–27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 0–31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¾″ | |
| Weight | 281 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 80⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.12 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.77 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′2″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.71 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.53 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
8 seasons, 103 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Denver Broncos | 8 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 38 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 30 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 42 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Seattle Seahawks | 17 | 41 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 42 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New England Patriots | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 103 | 239 | 38.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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