100 in 100: Arthur Jones (6 of 100)

by Drew Kerr on Jan 17, 2010 1:00 PM PST in 100 in 100 (2010)

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Arthur Jones, the Nose Tackle for the Syracuse Orangemen was regarded fairly high at the beginning of his collegiate career. However, after a freak injury in the weight room in the '08 Season, Jones tore his left pectorial muscle and in doing so had to have surgery. At the beginning of the '09 Season he seemed to have recovered okay but once again, a little bit past mid-season, Jones suffered another crucial injury with a torn lateral meniscus in his knee which require him to have a second surgery in two seasons. The 6'3" 303 lb Nose Tackle has been plagued with injury throughout his career which in turn will leave alot of question marks in the minds of those that will consider drafting him.

Jones leaves the Orangemen with a record for interior lineman with 38.5 Tackles for loss. When healthy, he was considered among the top candidates coming out but I imagine with all the surgeries and injuries, his stock had taken a dramatic hit. Depending on how far he falls in the draft, he may be worth some consideration.

Below, we'll look at some of Jones' stats, highlights, and awards...

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AWARDS AND HONORS:

2008 ALL-BIG EAST 1ST TEAM

CAREER STATS:

Stats Overview	Tackles						Misc		Interceptions
YEAR	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	STF	STFY	FF	BK	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
2006	15	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2007	51	32	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2008	60	33	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2009	18	12	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

2009 Regular Season Game Log			Tackles						Misc		Interceptions
DATE	OPP	RESULT	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	STF	STFY	FF	BK	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
9/5	Minnesota	L 23-20	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/12	@Penn State	L 28-7	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/19	Northwestern	W 37-34	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/26	Maine	W 41-24	Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats.
10/3	South Florida	L 34-20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/10	West Virginia	L 34-13	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/24	Akron	W 28-14	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/31	Cincinnati	L 28-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/7	@Pittsburgh	L 37-10	Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats.
11/14	@Louisville	L 10-9	Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats.
11/21	Rutgers	W 31-13	Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats.
11/28	@Connecticut	L 56-31	Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats.

SUMARRY AND PROJECTIONS:

If Jones can keep that knee healthy, he has the chance to be a very effective Nose Tackle in the NFL. He's going to need to pick up some more moves and will have to work on using his hands alot more. Overall, Jones could go as high as the 3rd round and as late as the 5th. His injuries have made it really difficult to predict where exactly he will go.

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Size

Seems like he would be a dominant DT in a 4-3 system but is he big enough to play well as a NT in a 3-4? Perhaps a big 3-4 DE?

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by theghostofjasonellison on Jan 17, 2010 1:46 PM PST reply actions

The team has him listed as the NT even though they run a 4-3. Sometimes they drop an extra guy back leaving just 3 down linemen. He’s only 14 Lbs less than Franklin, Ratliff for the Cowboys is only 304, so it’s possible. But he may not be the best choice since he has been injury prone. I was just thinking if he fell to the 6th and we hadn’t drafted one yet, it may be worth small consideration.

Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?

by Drew Kerr on Jan 17, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions

Oh absolutely, and I didn’t realize Ratliff was that small. We can always use more depth behind Franklin, I’m looking forward to the post about Cody

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by theghostofjasonellison on Jan 17, 2010 3:05 PM PST up reply actions

seems like a 1-gap penetrator

Great motor; it’s surprising how often he seems to be stood up at the point of attack, only to then go on and make the play. Does a good job of using his hands to get off the block—doesn’t let the o-lineman keep control of him. Does seem small, though. I thought I’d see a guy with better leverage with all those tackles behind the line.

Jason Hill is turning the corner!

by grantmp on Jan 17, 2010 7:25 PM PST reply actions