Nazair Jones

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Nazair Jones
No. 92
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-13) December 13, 1994 (age 30)
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:304 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Roanoke Rapids
College:North Carolina
NFL draft:2017: 3rd round, 102nd pick
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Nazair Jones (born December 13, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft

On December 9, 2016, Jones released a statement through his

broad jump (8 ft 10 in or 2.69 m), and short shuttle (4.64s). At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Jones was projected to be a third round pick by NFL draft scouts and analysts.[3] He was ranked the eighth best defensive tackle prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the 18th best defensive tackle by Scouts Inc.[4]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+1⁄8 in
(1.96 m) 		304 lb
(138 kg) 		34+5⁄8 in
(0.88 m) 		10+7⁄8 in
(0.28 m)		 5.11 s 1.80 s 2.95 s 4.63 s 7.93 s 24+1⁄2 in
(0.62 m)		 8 ft 5 in
(2.57 m)		 18 reps
All values from
NFL Combine/North Carolina's Pro Day[5][6]

Seattle Seahawks

2017

The Seattle Seahawks selected Jones in the third round (102nd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[7] Jones was the sixth defensive tackle drafted in 2017.[8] On May 11, 2017, the Seahawks signed Jones to a four-year, $3.17 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $706,288.[9]

External videos
video icon Seahawks draft Nazair Jones 102nd overall

Throughout training camp, Jones competed to be a backup defensive tackle against Garrison Smith, Jeremy Liggins, and Shaneil Jenkins.[10] Head coach Pete Carroll named Jones the third defensive tackle on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Sheldon Richardson and Jarran Reed.[11]

He made his professional regular season debut in the Seahawks' season-opener at the

injured reserve after he was inactive for four games (Weeks 13–16) due to a high ankle sprain in Week 12.[16] Jones completed his rookie season in 2017 with 19 combined tackles (ten solo), three pass deflections, two sacks, and one interception in 11 games and two starts.[17]

2018

On January 16, 2018, the Seahawks announced their decision to fire defensive coordinator Kris Richard and hire their former linebacker coach Ken Norton Jr. to be Richard's successor.[18] During training camp, Jones competed to be a starting defensive tackle against Shamar Stephen after it was left vacant by the departure of Sheldon Richardson.[19] Head coach Pete Carroll named Jones the fourth defensive tackle on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Jarran Reed, Tom Johnson, and Shamar Stephen. Jones was inactive as a healthy scratch for the Seahawks' 27–24 loss at the Denver Broncos in their season-opener.[20][21] Jones was also inactive, as a healthy scratch, for the Seahawks' 33–31 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 5.[22]

2019

On August 27, 2019, Jones was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[23] On May 4, 2020, Jones was released by the Seahawks.[24]

Jones had a tryout with the Chicago Bears on August 20, 2020.[25]

Buffalo Bills

On June 22, 2021, Jones signed a contract with the Buffalo Bills.[26] He was waived on July 16, 2021.[27]

On July 18, 2021, two days after being waived by the Bills, Jones announced his retirement from the NFL via Instagram.[28] In the same post, he announced he would be shifting his focus to his mentoring program, Made Mentoring.

References

  1. ^ Eric Adelson (April 6, 2017). "NFL draft prospect Nazair Jones on his rare disease: 'On a scale of 1 to 10, the pain was a 12'". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "BREAKING: Nazair Jones declares for 2017 NFL draft". CBSSports.com. December 9, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "*Nazair Jones, DS #8 DT, North Carolina". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "NFL Nazair Jones -ESPN". espn.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Nazair Jones". NFL.com. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft Scout: QB Rankings". draftscout.com. 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  8. ^ Boyle, John (April 28, 2017). "Seahawks Select North Carolina Defensive Tackle Nazair Jones With No. 102 Overall Pick In 2017 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com.
  9. ^ "Spotrac.com: Nazair Jones contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  10. ^ "NFL camp opening: Seattle Seahawks cooking up surprise". UPI.com. July 29, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "Seahawks final 53-man roster for 2017". fieldgulls.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  12. Pro-Football-Reference.com
    . Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  13. ^ Condotta, Bob (November 5, 2017). "Seahawks inactives: C.J. Prosise, Sheldon Richardson join Earl Thomas on the sidelines". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  14. ^ "Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals - November 9th, 2017". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  15. ^ "NFL Player stats: Nazair Jones (2017)". NFL.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  16. ^ Boyle, John (December 30, 2017). "Seahawks Place DT Nazair Jones On Injured Reserve, Promote TE Tyrone Swoopes Off Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  17. ^ "NFL Player stats: Nazair Jones (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  18. ^ Condotta, Bob (January 16, 2018). "Seahawks fire defensive coordinator Kris Richard, linebackers coach Michael Barrow". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  19. ^ Lewis, Derek (June 24, 2018). "Pete Carroll praises Tom Johnson and Shamar Stephen additions". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  20. ^ Lane, Dusty (September 9, 2018). "Earl Thomas active for Seahawks game against Broncos – but Naz Jones isn't". Q13Fox.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  21. ^ Lewis, Derek (September 9, 2018). "Seahawks release inactives vs Broncos". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  22. ^ "Seahawks-Rams inactives: Prosise, Pocic among those out". MSN.com. October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  23. ^ Boyle, John (August 27, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Adding Two Receivers". Seahawks.com.
  24. ^ Boyle, John (May 4, 2020). "Seahawks Sign 12 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents; Waive Four Players". Seahawks.com.
  25. ^ @AlbertBreer (August 20, 2020). "Today's tryout/visit list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Glab, Maddy (June 22, 2021). "Bills sign two defensive tackles". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  27. ^ "Bills release DT Nazair Jones". The Buffalo News. July 16, 2021.
  28. ^ "Naz Jones (@nazjones90) posted on Instagram: "The game of football changed my life for ever. After playing my first play in 8th grade, I knew this game was a tool that lead to freedom...." • Jul 18, 2021 at 4:10pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
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