2018: Appeared in 15 games and was inactive for another…Recorded 26 tackles (10 solo) and a half-sack, the first of his career…Started at DT in both postseason games, totaling six tackles (three solo) and a three-yard sack…Passed LB Shaun Phillips (0.5 sacks in 2004 postseason) for the most postseason sacks by a rookie in team history…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 9): Made his NFL debut, seeing time on 24 defensive plays and six on special teams…Finished with five tackles (two solo)…at Buffalo (Sept. 16): Registered a solo tackle, playing 30 snaps on defense and four on special teams…at Los Angeles Rams (Sept. 23): Assisted on two tackles while appearing on 21 defensive snaps and six on special teams…vs. San Francisco (Sept. 30): Finished with two tackles (one solo)…vs. Oakland (Oct. 7): Posted two tackles (one solo), playing 14 defensive snaps…Got initial penetration up the middle in the fourth quarter to force QB Derek Carr into a sack by DE Isaac Rochell…at Cleveland (Oct. 14): Played 21 snaps on defense and two on special teams…vs. Tennessee (Wembley Stadium, Oct. 21): Saw action on 15 defensive plays and four on special teams…Assisted on a tackle…at Seattle (Nov. 4): Recorded three tackles (two solo)…at Oakland (Nov. 11): Assisted on two tackles and split a sack with LB Uchenna Nwosu for the first of his career…On the play, ran a stunt with NT Damion Square and met Nwosu in the backfield to drop QB Derek Carr for a seven-yard loss…Contributed on 11 plays on defense and two on special teams…vs. Denver (Nov. 18): Inactive (healthy scratch)…vs. Arizona (Nov. 25): Appeared on 21 plays on defense…Recorded two tackles (one solo)…at Pittsburgh (Dec. 2): Assisted on two tackles, appearing on 28 defensive plays and two on special teams…vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 9): Posted a solo stop on defense while playing 19 snaps on defense…Contributed on a pair of special teams snaps…at Kansas City (Dec. 13): Appeared on 12 defensive plays and three on special teams…vs. Baltimore (Dec. 22): Posted two tackles (one solo) while seeing time on 17 defensive plays and one on special teams…at Denver (Dec. 30): Appeared on 33 plays on defense and five on special teams…Assisted on a tackle…at Baltimore (AFC Wild Card, Jan. 6): Part of a defense that set team postseason records for the fewest single-game net yards allowed (229), including a record 69 in the first half, which was the fewest allowed in a postseason game since the 2006 AFC Wild Card…Contributed on a pass rush that tied a team postseason record with seven sacks on the day…Posted four tackles (two solo) and a three-yard sack…Passed LB Shaun Phillips (0.5 sacks in 2004 postseason) for the most postseason sacks by a rookie in team history…On the sack, pushed G/T James Hurst into the backfield before shedding the block to bring down QB Lamar Jackson…Made his NFL postseason debut, starting at DT and playing 31 defensive snaps…Added a pair of plays on special teams…at New England (AFC Divisional, Jan. 13): Started at DT for the second-straight game, playing 34 snaps on defense and one on special teams…Finished with two tackles (one solo).
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2014-17) at North Carolina State, totaling 49 career games played and 29 starts…Posted 116 tackles (61 solo), 7.5 sacks, 23.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a recovery, a pass defensed and a blocked field goal in Wolfpack career…Two-time honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference, earning the recognition following his junior and senior seasons…As a senior, recorded a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss, seven tackles (four solo) and a sack in a win over Syracuse…Invited to the Reese’s Senior Bowl.
PERSONAL: Given name Justin Maurice Jones…Born in the Bronx in New York City, N.Y. …Owns two mini schnauzers, Mia and Monna…Drove for GrubHub and Uber Eats in the summer of 2017… Completed his collegiate degree in the spring of 2019, following his rookie campaign…Earned a degree in sports management from North Carolina State…High School: Played at South Cobb High in Austell, Ga. …Posted a sack and blocked extra point in the Cobb County All-Star Senior Bowl…Played in the Offense-Defense Senior Bowl…Ranked as the No. 14 strongside DE in the nation by Rivals.com…Lettered four years in football and two in lacrosse.
2018 Selected by Los Angeles Chargers in the third round (84th overall) of NFL Draft, April 27…Signed rookie contract, May 14.
