{"id":111823,"date":"2021-04-26T20:24:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T00:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=111823"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:03:59","slug":"naquan-jones-2021-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/04\/26\/naquan-jones-2021-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Naquan Jones 2021 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naquan Jones NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

Position: <\/b>Defensive tackle<\/span>
\n<\/b>Height: <\/b>6-foot-3 \u215c\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/b>Weight: <\/b>313 pounds
\n<\/span>Arms: <\/b>33\u201d
\n<\/span>Hands: <\/b>9 \u215e\u201d
\n<\/span>School: <\/b>Michigan State<\/span><\/p>\n

Pro<\/b> Day<\/strong> Performance Data<\/b><\/p>\n

40-yard dash: <\/b>5.44
\n<\/span>Vertical: <\/b>25\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/b>Bench press: <\/b>20 reps
\n<\/span>Broad: <\/b>100\u201d
\n<\/span>Short shuttle: <\/b>4.80<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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Naquan Jones 2021 NFL Draft Profile<\/b><\/h2>\n

Jones played his high school football for Illinois\u2019 Evanston Township High School where he earned himself a four-star recruitment rating before committing to Michigan State in 2016. Jones would redshirt his true freshman season before making his debut in 2017. As a redshirt freshman, Jones appeared in all 13 games and played nearly 250 snaps accounting for 13 total tackles, two tackles for a loss as well as one pass deflection. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a 2018 redshirt sophomore, Jones again appeared in all 13 games and had his best statistical season as a collegiate player while playing 295 snaps. Jones tallied 26 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks, one pass deflection, and one forced fumble. As a 2019 redshirt junior, Jones played in all 13 games for the Spartans on 257 snaps and accounted for 15 total tackles, one tackle for a loss along with one sack. <\/span><\/p>\n

Last season as a redshirt senior, Jones put together a solid season in which he played in all seven games of his shortened season and logged a career-high 314 snaps. Jones racked up 24 total tackles, five tackles for a loss, one pass deflection, and one fumble recovery.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Strengths<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n