HEIGHT: 6'5"

WEIGHT: 318

HAND: 10 3/8"

ARM: 34 7/8"

WINGSPAN: 83 3/8"

40-YARD DASH:

3-CONE:

SHUTTLE:

VERTICAL:

BROAD:

POSITIVES

— Stiff, jolting strikes with big hands and very good length.

— Firm, stout anchor to grind down and quickly dissipate the bull rush.

— Good upper-body strength with heavy hands to displace and feed as the drive man on double-teams.

— Ties up and secures defenders on down blocks and at the second level once latched.

— Adept at sorting through and handling basic line games and stunts with clear eyes and decision-making skills.

NEGATIVES

— Choppy, heavy feet with marginal lateral quickness and redirect ability.

— Susceptible to drifting and oversetting against speed off the edge, opening the door for inside counters.

— Doesn't adjust his aiming points quickly enough and gets edged against post-snap movement, gap exchanges and slanting.

2023 STATISTICS

— 13 starts at right tackle

NOTES

— 3-star recruit from the 2018 class, per 247Sports

— Played soccer during his youth and first two years of high school before starting football as a junior at Cypress Woods High School in Texas

— 48 career starts at Texas split between left (13) and right (35) tackle

— Seven-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll

— Accepted his invite to the Senior Bowl

OVERALL

Christian Jones is a four-year starter with 48 career starts primarily at right tackle, including 13 starts at right in 2023 inside the Longhorns' balanced (52-48 run-pass split), multiple run scheme centered around zone, counter and pin-pull concepts. Jones has a high-cut frame, long arms, a muscular, thick and evenly dispersed build, below-average athletic ability and good play strength.

Jones wins as a run-blocker by creating jolt and lateral displacement on down blocks and feeding his target over as the drive man on double-teams. He has big, strong hands to tie up defenders once latched while straining hard to finish through the whistle. Jones does have choppy, heavy feet that leave him stranded once edged, leading to compromising positions that he struggles to escape from without getting grabby.

As a pass protector, Jones wins against power moves when rushers attempted to go through him, showcasing a firm, stout anchor to quickly dissipate the bull rush. He is adept at recognizing and passing off basic line games and stunts with proper spacing and timing. However, Jones will drift, overset and invite inside counters without the lower-body twitch to recover. He also sets short against wide-rush alignments with middling range to expand his set points and protect the corner once his feet are stopped.

Overall, Jones is a big, physical, durable and strong college tackle with middling athletic ability who will struggle to consistently mirror and match up athletically on an island. That should make him more of a depth piece with swing potential at tackle or guard.

GRADE: 6.2 (High-Level Developmental Prospect — 5th Round)

OVERALL RANK: 153

POSITION RANK: OT14

PRO COMPARISON: Vederian Lowe

Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn

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