Abry Jones
{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Abry Jones
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 91, 95
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|9|8}}
| birth_place = Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 318
| high_school = Northside
(Warner Robins, Georgia)
| college = Georgia
| undraftedyear = 2013
| pastteams =
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2020}})
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
| status =
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 196
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 9.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 3
| pfr = JoneAb00
}}
Abry Jones (born September 8, 1991) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played eight seasons in National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2013 and played his entire career with the team.{{cite web | title=Jags unveil 22 undrafted free agents | website=NBC Sports | date=2013-04-28 | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jags-unveil-22-undrafted-free-agents | access-date=2024-12-29}} He played college football at Georgia.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3 3/8
| weight = 313
| dash = 5.15
| ten split = 1.82
| twenty split = 3.00
| shuttle = 4.94
| cone drill = 7.83
| vertical = 26.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 5
| bench = 30
| arm span = 35
| hand span = 9 3/4
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=89647&DraftYear=2013 |title=Abry Jones, Georgia, DT, 2013 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=July 5, 2021}}
}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
Following the 2013 NFL draft, Jones was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent.{{cite web | title=Jaguars Notebook: Undrafted rookie Abry Jones finds a home | website=Florida Times-Union | date=2013-09-03 | url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/09/03/jaguars-notebook-undrafted-rookie-abry-jones-finds-home/15817612007/ | access-date=2024-12-17}} He made the team's 53-man roster on August 30, 2013.{{cite web | last=O'Halloran | first=Ryan | title=Jaguars slash roster, cut 21 | website=St. Augustine Record | date=2013-09-01 | url=https://www.staugustine.com/story/sports/pro/2013/09/01/jaguars-slash-roster-cut-21/16137458007/ | access-date=2024-12-17}} Jones made his NFL debut on October 6, 2013, against the St. Louis Rams.{{Cite web|title = Jacksonville Jaguars: Abry Jones|url = http://www.jaguars.com/team/roster/Abry-Jones/81d47494-ec12-4db0-b455-b8a188f0d0a3|website = www.jaguars.com|access-date = January 3, 2016}} On October 20, 2013, Jones made his first career tackle against the San Diego Chargers.{{Cite web|title = Chargers vs. Jaguars - Box Score - October 20, 2013 - ESPN|url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=331020030|website = ESPN.com|access-date = January 3, 2016}} On December 22, 2013, Jones recorded his first career sack and a season high four tackles against the Tennessee Titans.{{Cite web|title = Titans vs. Jaguars - Box Score - December 22, 2013 - ESPN|url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=331222030|website = ESPN.com|access-date = January 3, 2016}}
On October 5, 2014, Jones recorded a career-high two sacks including his first career forced fumble against the Pittsburgh Steelers.{{Cite web|title = Steelers vs. Jaguars - Play-By-Play - October 5, 2014 - ESPN|url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay?gameId=400554243|website = ESPN.com|access-date = January 2, 2016}}{{Cite web|title = Steelers vs. Jaguars - Box Score - October 5, 2014 - ESPN|url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=400554243|website = ESPN.com|access-date = January 2, 2016}} On December 18, 2014, Jones made his first career start and recorded a career high five tackles against the Tennessee Titans.{{Cite web|title = Titans vs. Jaguars - Box Score - December 18, 2014 - ESPN|url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=400554356|website = ESPN.com|access-date = January 3, 2016}} In the 2014 season at the time, Jones recorded a career-best 39 tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, and one forced fumble.{{Cite web |title=Abry Jones 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneAb00/gamelog/2014/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
On October 4, 2015, Jones recorded his first career fumble recovery against the Indianapolis Colts.{{Cite web|title = Jaguars vs. Colts - Box Score - October 4, 2015 - ESPN|url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=400791671|website = ESPN.com|access-date = January 2, 2016}} On January 1, 2016, Jones was placed on injured reserve.{{Cite web |date=2016-01-01 |title=Jaguars place Abry Jones on IR, sign Richard Ash from PS |url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/sports/jaguars-place-abry-jones-on-ir-sign-richard-ash-from-ps/77-17721957 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=First Coast News}}
On February 15, 2017, Jones signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension with the Jaguars.{{cite web|title=Jaguars sign DT Abry Jones to four-year, $16M deal|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000785895/article/jaguars-sign-dt-abry-jones-to-fouryear-16m-deal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216054821/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000785895/article/jaguars-sign-dt-abry-jones-to-fouryear-16m-deal|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2017|author=Bergman, Jeremy|website=NFL.com|date=February 14, 2017}}{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2017 |title=Jaguars re-sign Abry Jones |url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Jaguars-re-sign-Abry-Jones/f8c24369-8b5a-4ec5-acd8-e384412149ad |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Jaguars.com}} On September 10, 2017, in the season opener against the Houston Texans, Jones's teammate Yannick Ngakoue forced a fumble off of quarterback Tom Savage. The fumble was recovered by Jones and set the Jaguars' offense up for a touchdown scoring drive.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709100htx.htm|title=Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans - September 10th, 2017|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=October 6, 2017}}
On October 22, 2020, Jones was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.{{Cite web |date=October 22, 2020 |title=Jaguars Make Roster Moves |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-make-roster-moves-x3412 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Jaguars.com}} He was designated to return from injured reserve on November 25, and began practicing with the team again,{{cite news |title=Jaguars' Abry Jones: Receives return designation |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/jaguars-abry-jones-receives-return-designation/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=November 25, 2020 |access-date=February 2, 2021}} but the team did not activate him before his practice period expired on December 16.{{cite news |title=Jaguars' Abry Jones: Shut down for season |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/jaguars-abry-jones-shut-down-for-season/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=December 16, 2020 |access-date=February 2, 2021}}
=Tennessee Titans=
On June 3, 2021, Jones signed with the Tennessee Titans.{{cite web|title=Titans Add Veteran D-Linemen Trevon Coley and Abry Jones While Waiving Two Others|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-add-veteran-d-linemen-trevon-coley-and-abry-jones-while-parting-ways-with|author=Wyatt, Jim|website=TennesseeTitans.com|date=June 3, 2021}} He announced his retirement from the NFL on July 24.{{cite web | last=Shipley | first=John | title=Former Jaguars NT Abry Jones Retires | website=SI.com| date=2021-07-24 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/former-jaguars-nt-abry-jones-retires | access-date=2024-12-17}}
Personal life
Jones' cousin Javontae Jean-Baptiste was drafted by the Washington Commanders in the 7th round of the 2024 NFL draft.{{cite web | last=Lind | first=Andrew | title=What Javontae Jean-Baptiste's Commitment Means For Ohio State's 2018 Recruiting Class | website=Eleven Warriors | date=2018-02-07 | url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football-recruiting/2018/01/90435/what-javontae-jean-baptistes-commitment-means-for-ohio-states-2018-recruiting-class?amp | access-date=2024-12-17}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2013 | JAX
| 8 || 0 || 9 || 8 || 1 || 0.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | JAX
| 16 || 2 || 39 || 23 || 16 || 3.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | JAX
| 15 || 0 || 17 || 8 || 9 || 2.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | JAX
| 15 || 9 || 32 || 26 || 6 || 0.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | JAX
| 15 || 15 || 31 || 24 || 7 || 1.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | JAX
| 15 || 6 || 29 || 21 || 8 || 1.0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | JAX
| 16 || 15 || 31 || 15 || 16 || 2.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | JAX
| 5 || 5 || 8 || 4 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneAb00.htm Career] | 105 | 52 | 196 | 129 | 67 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2017 | JAX
| 3 || 2 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneAb00/gamelog/post/ Career] | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
{{footballstats|yahoo=27104|espn=16376|nfl=abry-jones}}
- [http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/abry_jones_647365.html Georgia Bulldogs bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Warner Robins, Georgia
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Georgia Bulldogs football players