Abry Jones

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Abry Jones
No. 91, 95
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-08) September 8, 1991 (age 32)
Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school:Northside
(Warner Robins, Georgia)
College:Georgia
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:196
Sacks:9.5
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Abry Jones (born September 8, 1991) is a former American football nose tackle. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars after the 2013 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at Georgia.

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 3+3⁄8 in
(1.91 m) 		313 lb
(142 kg) 		35 in
(0.89 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 5.15 s 1.82 s 3.00 s 4.94 s 7.83 s 26.5 in
(0.67 m)		 8 ft 5 in
(2.57 m)		 30 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2]

Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]

Following the 2013 NFL Draft, Jones was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent. He made the team's 53-man roster on August 30, 2013. Jones made his NFL debut on October 6, 2013, against the St. Louis Rams.[3] On October 20, 2013, Jones made his first career tackle against the San Diego Chargers.[4] On December 22, 2013, Jones recorded his first career sack and a season high four tackles against the Tennessee Titans.[5]

On October 5, 2014, Jones recorded a career-high two sacks including his first career forced fumble against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[6][7] On December 18, 2014, Jones made his first career start and recorded a career high five tackles against the Tennessee Titans.[8] In the 2014 season at the time, Jones recorded a career-best 39 tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, and one forced fumble.[9]

On October 4, 2015, Jones recorded his first career fumble recovery against the Indianapolis Colts.[10] On January 1, 2016, Jones was placed on injured reserve.[11]

On February 15, 2017, Jones signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension with the Jaguars.[12][13] On September 10, 2017, in the season opener against the Houston Texans, Jones's teammate Yannick Ngakoue forced a fumble off of quarterback Tom Savage. The fumble was recovered by Jones and set the Jaguars' offense up for a touchdown scoring drive.[14]

On October 22, 2020, Jones was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.[15] He was designated to return from injured reserve on November 25, and began practicing with the team again,[16] but the team did not activate him before his practice period expired on December 16.[17]

Tennessee Titans[edit]

On June 3, 2021, Jones signed with the Tennessee Titans.[18] He announced his retirement from the NFL on July 24, 2021.[19]

NFL career statistics[edit]

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season[edit]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2013 JAX 8 0 9 8 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 JAX 16 2 39 23 16 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2015 JAX 15 0 17 8 9 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
2016 JAX 15 9 32 26 6 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2017 JAX 15 15 31 24 7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 0
2018 JAX 15 6 29 21 8 1.0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2019 JAX 16 15 31 15 16 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2020 JAX 5 5 8 4 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
105 52 196 129 67 9.5 18 0 0 0 0 12 3 3 0 0

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2017 JAX 3 2 7 6 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 2 7 6 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jags unveil 22 undrafted free agents, April 28, 2013
  2. ^ "Abry Jones, Georgia, DT, 2013 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars: Abry Jones". www.jaguars.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Chargers vs. Jaguars - Box Score - October 20, 2013 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Titans vs. Jaguars - Box Score - December 22, 2013 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Steelers vs. Jaguars - Play-By-Play - October 5, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  7. ^ "Steelers vs. Jaguars - Box Score - October 5, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  8. ^ "Titans vs. Jaguars - Box Score - December 18, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  9. ^ "Abry Jones: Career Stats at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  10. ^ "Jaguars vs. Colts - Box Score - October 4, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  11. ^ "Jaguars place Abry Jones on IR, sign Richard Ash from PS". FCN First For You. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  12. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (February 14, 2017). "Jaguars sign DT Abry Jones to four-year, $16M deal". NFL.com.
  13. ^ "Jaguars re-sign Abry Jones". Jaguars.com. February 15, 2017.
  14. ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans - September 10th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  15. ^ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. October 22, 2020.
  16. ^ "Jaguars' Abry Jones: Receives return designation". CBSSports.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "Jaguars' Abry Jones: Shut down for season". CBSSports.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  18. ^ Wyatt, Jim (June 3, 2021). "Titans Add Veteran D-Linemen Trevon Coley and Abry Jones While Waiving Two Others". TennesseeTitans.com.
  19. ^ "Former Jaguars NT Abry Jones Retires". SI.com. July 24, 2021.

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