Position: Defensive tackle High school: Houston (MS) Height 1.98 m Date joined 2016 (Kansas City Chiefs) | Place of birth: Houston, Mississippi College: Mississippi State Weight 141 kg | |
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Date of birth: (1994-07-03) July 3, 1994 (age 22) NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37 Current team Kansas City Chiefs (#95 / Defensive lineman) Education Mississippi State University Similar Dontari Poe, Tyreek Hill, Dee Ford, Jaye Howard, Allen Bailey | ||
Christopher Deshun Jones (born July 3, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. He played college football at Mississippi State University. Jones was drafted 37th overall in the 2nd round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Chiefs
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Early years
Jones attended Houston High School in Houston, Mississippi. Jones was considered a five-star recruit and was ranked among the top players in his class. He committed to Mississippi State University to play college football.
College career
Jones appeared in all 13 games and made three starts as a true freshman at Mississippi State in 2013. He had 32 tackles and three sacks. As a sophomore, he appeared in all 13 games and had 26 tackles and three sacks. As a junior, he started all 13 games, recording 44 tackles and 2.5 sacks. Following the conclusion of his junior year, Jones made the decision to forgo his senior year and enter the 2016 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Coming out of college, Jones was projected by analysts and scouts to be drafted in the second round. He was ranked the eighth best defensive tackle and the 48th best prospect by NFLDraftScout.com. Jones was invited to the NFL Combine and completed the entire workout and all the positional drills. During his 40-yard dash, he fell after his shorts began to ride up and exposed his genitals live on the NFL Network. He attended Mississippi State's Pro Day, but decided he was satisfied with his combine performance and only performed positional drills.
The Kansas City Chiefs drafted Jones in the second round (37th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.
On May 8, 2016, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Jones to a four-year, $6.23 million contract with $3.44 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.73 million.
He entered training camp competing with Jaye Howard, Allen Bailey, Nick Williams, and Jimmy Staten to be the a starting defensive end. Jones was named the backup left defensive end, behind Jaye Howard, to begin the regular season.
2016
He made his professional regular season debut in the Kansas City Chief's season opening 33-27 victory over the San Diego Chargers. The following week, he recorded his first tackle and finished with two solo tackles in a 19-12 loss to the Houston Texans. On October 18, 2016, he was named the starting right defensive end after Allen Bailey was placed on injured-reserve with a shoulder injury. On October 23, 2016, Jones earned his first career start and recorded two solo tackles in a 27-21 win against the New Orleans Saints. The next game, he made a solo tackles and his first career sack on Andrew Luck in a 30-14 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. In a Week 10 matchup with the Carolina Panthers, Jones made three solo tackles and sacked Cam Newton in a 20-17 win. On December 8, 2016, he recorded a season-high five combined tackles in a 21-13 win against the Oakland Raiders. On January 1, 2017, Jones recorded a season-high four solo tackles in a 37-27 win against the San Diego Chargers. He finished his rookie season with 28 combined tackles, two sacks, and four pass deflections in 16 games and 11 starts.