Braxton Jones (born March 27, 1999) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Utah Thunderbirds.
_(cropped).jpg) Jones with the Chicago Bears in 2024 | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | March 27, 1999 Murray, Utah, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Murray | ||||||
| College: | Southern Utah (2017–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 5 / pick: 168 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2024 | |||||||
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Early years
editJones grew up in Murray, Utah and attended Murray High School, where he played basketball and football.[1]
College career
editJones played in two games as a true freshman before suffering a thumb injury against Stephen F. Austin and redshirting the remainder of the season.[2] Jones became a starter as a redshirt sophomore and was named third-team All-Big Sky Conference. He started four games at left tackle during his redshirt junior season, which was shortened and played in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and was named first-team all-conference.[3] Jones repeated as a first-team All-Big Sky selection in 2021.[4] During the season, Jones received an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl.[5][6]
Professional career
edit| 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 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) |
310 lb (141 kg) |
35+3⁄8 in (0.90 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.97 s | 1.74 s | 2.86 s | 4.74 s | 7.59 s | 27.0 in (0.69 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
26 reps | |
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Jones was selected by the Chicago Bears with the 168th pick in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.[10] Jones started in all 17 games for the Bears.[11] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[12] Pro Football Focus (PFF) named Jones to their 2022 All-Rookie Team following the regular season.[11]
Jones returned as the Bears starting left tackle in 2023. He suffered a hamstring injury in Week 2 and was placed on injured reserve on September 20, 2023.[13] He was activated on November 4.[14]
References
edit- ^ Thorn, Brandon (January 10, 2022). "Braxton Jones NFL Draft 2022: Scouting Report for Southern Utah OT". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Fauver, Carl (February 8, 2018). "Two freshmen from Murray were part of Southern Utah's best-ever 9–3 football season". Murray Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Meet SUU's Braxton Jones, a towering lineman the NFL is watching". The Spectrum. August 27, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Ellertson, Sean (November 23, 2021). "Braxton Jones headlines four Southern Utah Thunderbirds All-Big Sky Conference selections". The Spectrum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Ellertson, Sean (November 18, 2021). "Southern Utah's Braxton Jones accepts invite to Reese's Senior Bowl". The Spectrum. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Williams, Eliss L. (January 31, 2022). "Is the Panthers' next left tackle at the Senior Bowl? Previewing offensive line prospects". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Braxton Jones Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Braxton Jones College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Braxton Jones 2022 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Mayer, Larry (April 30, 2022). "Bears pick tackle Braxton Jones in fifth round". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Mayer, Larry (January 12, 2023). "Three Bears named to PFF's NFL All-Rookie Team". Chicago Bears. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 20, 2023). "Roster Moves: Bears put Braxton Jones on IR". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (November 4, 2023). "Roster Moves: Bears activate Jones, add Baskerville to roster". ChicagoBears.com.