Justin Jones
Position: | Defensive Line |
Ht./Wt.: | 6-3, 309 lbs |
School: | North Carolina State |
Status: | Active |
Completed his fifth NFL season and first with the Bears in 2022 after spending the previous four with the Los Angeles Chargers
Has appeared in 68 games with 52 starts, totaling 170 tackles (91 solo), 7.5 sacks, 20 QBH, 24 TFL, six passes defensed, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries
Originally drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the third round (84th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft
2022 SEASON (Bears):
Started at defensive tackle in Week 1, finishing the contest with two tackles (one solo) and one pass defensed
In Week 2 at Green Bay, recorded eight tackles (five solo) and matched a team-best two tackles-for-loss
Logged his first sack as a member of the Bears in Week 3 vs. Houston, bringing down quarterback Davis Mills for a loss of eight yards; finished the contest with two solo tackles, one tackle for loss and two QBH
Finished third on the team with six combined tackles (two solo) in Week 4 at New York, while also matching a career-best two tackles-for-loss
In Week 5 at Minnesota, got to Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins with 2:15 left in the second quarter to give him his second sack of the season. Put him at 6.5 sacks for his career
Had one pass defensed in addition to the sack
Logged a pass deflection against Washington in Week 6
In Week 7 at New England, pounced on a fumbled exchange by Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe to give the Bears their second takeaway of the evening
The fumble recovery is the third of his career
Finished with two combined tackles (one solo) and two PD in addition to the fumble recovery
Contributed a pair of tackles in Week 8 at Dallas
Had one solo tackle in Week 9 vs. Miami
Logged three tackles (all solo) against the Lions in Week 10, two of which came for a loss
Those two TFL match a single-game career-high, and he's had multiple TFL in a game three other times in his career. Also registered one QBH
Got on the stat sheet with three combined tackles (two solo) at Atlanta in Week 11
Contributed five combined tackles and one QBH against the Jets in Week 12
Had three combined (two solo) tackles against the Bills in Week 16
Had six combined tackles (three solo) and recorded his third sack of the season in Week 17 at Detroit
Posted three solo tackles in Week 18 vs. Minnesota, all of which were credited as TFL's; his three TFL in the Vikings game mark a career-high
2021 SEASON (Chargers):
Started in the Week 1 contest vs. Washington before sitting out for five games due to injury
Returned from injury and started in 11 games, logging 37 tackles (20 solo), 3.0 sacks, five QBH, five TFL, one pass defensed and two fumble recoveries
His best game of the season was vs. the Vikings when he logged six tackles (three solo), one QBH and one fumble recovery
2020 SEASON (Chargers):
Appeared in 13 contests (12 starts), totaling 34 tackles (19 solo), 1.0 sack, five TFL and four QBH
Had six games throughout the season with 3+ tackles and recorded his first full career sack during the regular season vs. the Falcons
2019 SEASON (Chargers):
Started and played in 12 games, recording 30 tackles (18 solo), two TFL, three QBH, one pass defensed and his first-career forced fumble
Started and logged a career-high eight tackles at the Steelers in Week 6
2018 SEASON (Chargers):
As a rookie, appeared in 15 games, totaling 17 tackles, 0.5 sack and one QBH
His best game of the season was during his NFL debut in Week 1 when he notched three tackles vs. the Chiefs
Started in both of the Chargers post-season contests, recording six tackles, one TFL, 1.0 sack and two QBH
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