Benito Jones

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Benito Jones
Jones with the Detroit Lions in 2022
No. 95 – Miami Dolphins
PositionNose tackle
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (1997-11-27) November 27, 1997 (age 28)
Waynesboro, Mississippi, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight335 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High schoolWayne County (Waynesboro)
CollegeOle Miss (2016–2019)
NFL draft2020: undrafted
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles68
Sacks2.5
Pass deflections2
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Benito Jaquez Jones (born November 27, 1997) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, and previously played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions.

Professional career

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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
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		 316 lb
(143 kg)		 32+7⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 5.26 s 1.80 s 3.02 s 5.27 s 8.21 s 26.5 in
(0.67 m)
All values from NFL Combine[1][2]

Miami Dolphins (first stint)

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After playing four years at Ole Miss, Jones was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020.[3] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5,[4] and was signed to the practice squad two days later.[5] He was elevated to the active roster on October 17, October 31, November 13, November 18, and November 24 for the team's weeks 6, 8, 10, 11, and 12 games against the New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos, and Jets, and reverted to the practice squad following each game without having to clear waivers.[6][7][8][9][10] He was signed to the active roster on December 2, 2020.[11] He played 6 games during his rookie year of 2020, making one tackle.

On August 31, 2021, Jones was waived by the Dolphins and re-signed to the practice squad.[12]

On April 19, 2022, Jones was re-signed by the Dolphins.[13] He was waived on August 30, 2022.[14]

Detroit Lions

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Jones was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions on August 31, 2022.[15]

He played in all 17 regular season games in 2022-23, starting none of them. He played in 27% of the Lions defensive snaps and recorded 1.5 sacks, 16 total tackles, and 2 pass deflections.[16]

In the 2023-24 season Jones again appeared in all 17 regular season games, and this time he started 15 of them. He logged 13 solo tackles (26 total), and 1 sack. His snap count jumped quite a bit, getting to play over 250 more snaps over the year prior. He played 52% of the Lions defensive snaps.[16] He also got his first playoff action, appearing in 3 of the Lions postseason games, logging 1 total and solo tackle. [16]

Miami Dolphins (second stint)

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On March 18, 2024, Jones signed with the Miami Dolphins.[17] He played in all 17 games with 15 starts, recording 24 tackles.

Jones re-signed with the Dolphins on March 20, 2025.[18]

NFL statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL QBHits PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD
2020 MIA 6 0 2 1 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
2021 *MIA Did not play - Spent season on Practice Squad
2022 DET 17 0 16 8 8 1.5 0 4 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
2023 DET 17 15 26 13 13 1.0 3 6 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
2024 MIA 17 15 24 9 15 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
Career 57 30 68 31 37 2.5 4 13 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL QBHits PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD
2023 DET 3 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
Career 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0

References

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