Justin Jones
DL
#93
Experience: 6 years
Height: 6-3
Age: 27
Weight: 309 lbs
College: North Carolina State
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Packers | L 20 - 38 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | @Buccaneers | L 17 - 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | @Chiefs | L 10 - 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Broncos | L 28 - 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | @Commanders | W 40 - 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Vikings | L 13 - 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Raiders | W 30 - 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | @Chargers | L 13 - 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | @Saints | L 17 - 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Panthers | W 16 - 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | @Lions | L 26 - 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | @Vikings | W 12 - 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Los Angeles Chargers | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 13 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 11 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 80 | 64 | 113 | 91 | 204 | 86 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:
- 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 170Â 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
