Last confirmed: NC State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 312 lb · Austell, GA · South Cobb
Justin Jones: DT · NC State · #27.
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Justin Jones
Wins his gap play after play. Second year in the NC State defensive front. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Syracuse — Week 5, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-20vs Marshall | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-16vs Furman | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 27-21@ No. 12 Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-25vs Syracuse | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 6 | W 39-25vs No. 17 Louisville | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-17@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-35@ No. 9 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-14@ Boston College | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-30@ Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 52-31@ Arizona State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 15 | 9.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
28%10 TFLSack rate
10%4 sacksHurry rate
9%3 hurries34 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Dave Doeren — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
50.1%
484 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
74.4
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at NC State, 78 tackles — drafted at #84 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
Where he ended up · NFL
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 9th NFL season
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 9th NFL season
