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Defensive tackle, NC State, 2014–17
Justin Jones
- Number
- No. 27
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 312 lb
- Hometown
- Austell, GA
- Born
- Aug 28, 1996, in The Bronx, New York
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Justin Jones played defensive tackle at NC State (2014–17). The Los Angeles Chargers took Jones in round 3, No. 84 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 of 13 | 21 | 8 | 29 |
| 2015 | 9 of 13 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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
2017 NC State 9 games, 34 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Furman | W 49–16 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Florida State | W 27–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Syracuse | W 33–25 | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Louisville | W 39–25 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Pittsburgh | W 35–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Notre Dame | L 14–35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Boston College | W 17–14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Wake Forest | L 24–30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 52–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 NC State 13 games, 44 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. William & Mary | W 48–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at East Carolina | L 30–33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Old Dominion | W 49–22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Wake Forest | W 33–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Notre Dame | W 10–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Clemson | L 17–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atLouisville | L 13–54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Boston College | L 14–21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Florida State | L 20–24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atSyracuse | W 35–20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Miami | L 13–27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at North Carolina | W 28–21 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Vanderbilt | W 41–17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–45).
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ | |
| Weight | 309 lb | |
| Arm length | 33½″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 81″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.09 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.76 s | |
| Vertical jump | 29″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′8″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.82 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.74 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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 84 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Los Angeles Chargers | 12 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Chargers | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 11 | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 45 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 37 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 84 | 192 | 12 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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