{"id":132753,"date":"2022-04-11T07:10:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T11:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=132753"},"modified":"2022-04-11T10:02:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:02:55","slug":"2022-nfl-draft-travis-jones-scouting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/04\/11\/2022-nfl-draft-travis-jones-scouting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 NFL Draft: Travis Jones Scouting Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

2022 NFL Draft: Travis Jones Scouting Report<\/span><\/h4>\n

Position:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Defensive Tackle<\/span><\/p>\n

Height:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>6\u20194\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Weight:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>325 pounds<\/span><\/p>\n

School:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>UConn
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The pre-draft process is another chance for scouts to confirm their thoughts on the top prospects in that draft cycle. However, every year there are a few prospects that show off the ability to ambush teams\u2019 big boards. One of the main suspects of this surprising rise this year is defensive tackle <\/span>Travis Jones<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from UConn.<\/span><\/p>\n

2022 NFL Draft: Travis Jones Draft Profile<\/h2>\n

The 300+ pound product out of UConn was not supposed to be the chaos enforcer he turned into. Jones was recruited to UConn as an offensive guard out of Wilbur Cross high school in New Haven, CT. However, coaches knew before the season started that his impact would be better on the defensive side of the ball. That turned out to be a great idea. In Jones’ first game as a college player, against a surging UCF offense, he recorded seven combined tackles. Unfortunately, his team was routed 56-17 and, as a result, started a trend for Jones that kept him lower on some scouts\u2019 radars. While he may have been dominant or had a good game, the team would find a way to get dominated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That was until Saturday, November 13, 2021. In his NFL combine media availability, Jones outlined how this Clemson game was a chance for him to \u201cgo out there and show people I can play with top teams in the country.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

From his one-tech position, he abused Clemson\u2019s interior offensive line. While he did not affect the game in the box score much, he was in the face of Clemson Quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei for most of the game. The end score was the same as most of Jones\u2019 games at UConn; but there was no doubt that Jones was among the, if not the most, dominant players in that game. His dominance was enough that those involved in the Senior Bowl had to extend an invite to the New Haven native.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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