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Jones, Benito
Jones, Benito
Jones, Benito
Jones, Benito
Jones, Benito
2017 Football
Jersey Number 95

Benito Jones

  • Position:
    DL
  • Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
    4
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    329
  • Hometown:
    Waynesboro, Miss.
  • High School:
    Wayne County
  • Major:
    General Studies: Education, Legal Studies, Recreation Admin.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2020 NFL Combine Invitee
 • 2020 Reese's Senior Bowl
 • 2019 All-SEC Second Team (Coaches)
 • 2019 All-SEC Third Team (Phil Steele, Athlon)
 • 2016 Freshman All-America Third Team (Athlon)
 • 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team (Athlon, Gridiron Now)

CAREER (LETTERED: 2016-17-18-19): Four-year letterwinner who appeared in 48 career games, including 36 starts ... Finished career with 132 total tackles ... Ended his career No. 9 all-time in career tackles for loss (31.0) in Ole Miss history (modern era) ... No. 11 in program history in career sacks (10.5).

2019 (SENIOR): Earned second team All-SEC accolades by league coaches ... Named third team All-SEC by Phil Steele and Athlon ... Appeared in all 12 games with 10 starts at the nose tackles position ... Led the SEC and ranked fourth nationally with 30 defensive stops at the nose tackle position ... Tied for 10th in the SEC in tackles for loss (10.0) and No. 12 in sacks (5.5) ... Helped anchor the middle for an Ole Miss defensive unit that helped limit three straight opponents to under 70 yards rushing for the first time in 20 seasons ... Invited to the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine ... Participated in the 2020 Reese's Senior Bowl ... Named to the Pro Football Focus SEC Team of the Week on Nov. 18 ... at Memphis (8/31/19): Notched first career interception, had three tackles, one tackle for loss, and one quarterback hurry ... vs. Arkansas (9/7/19): Tied for third on the team with five tackles, including one TFL in 31-17 win ... Held Arkansas to 361 yards - the fewest Ole Miss allowed since Sept. 9, 2017 ... vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/14/19): Made a pair of tackles, including one for loss in first start of season ... Held opponent to less than 100 yards rushing (66) for the second consecutive game for the first time since 2015 ... vs. #23 Cal (9/21/19): Notched three tackles and one QB hurry in second start of the season ... Helped hold opponent to under 100 yards on the ground for third straight game (60) for first time since 2008 ... at #2 Alabama (9/28/19): Tied career-high two sacks, adding three tackles at starting nose tackle ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/5/19): Set career highs in with four QB hurries and tied career-high 2.5 TFLs  ... Totaled four tackles and a sack, while helping hold opponent to fewest points since 2015 in 31-6 victory ... at Missouri (10/12/19): Started at NT against Mizzou ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19/19): Shared a sack and added one QB hurry ... at #11 Auburn (11/2/19): Tallied three tackles as a starter ... vs. New Mexico State (11/9/19): Recorded one sack and total tackles in 41-3 triumph ... Key in helping Ole Miss hold opponent to the fewest points (three) and yards (193) since 2015 ... vs. #1 LSU (11/16/19): Credited with one tackle before leaving game early (head injury) on Senior Day ... at Mississippi State (11/28/19): Totaled three tackles, including a sack against the Bulldogs.

2018 (JUNIOR): One of just three players to start every game on defense during the 2018 season ... Tallied 34 total tackles on the season including nine tackles for loss and three sacks ... Made his 2018 debut vs. Texas Tech (9/1/18) and recorded three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss ... vs. Southern Illinois (9/8/18): Started at DT vs. the Salukis and recorded four total tackles and two quarterback hurries ... vs. #1 Alabama (9/15/18): Recorded three total tackles, including two tackles for loss ... vs. Kent State (9/22/18): Started at defensive tackle and didn’t record any stats ... at #5 LSU (9/29/18): Started at nose tackle and recorded one solo stop ... vs. ULM (10/6/18): Got the start at nose tackle and tallied one solo stop ... at Arkansas (10/13/18): Earned the start at nose tackle and had four total tackles, including 1.5 TFL ... vs. Auburn (10/20/18): Started at nose tackle and  recorded three total tackles, including one sack ... vs. South Carolina (11/3/18): Earned the start at nose tackle and tallied four total tackles including 1.5 tackles for loss ... at Texas A&M (11/10/18): Tallied two total tackles and a half tackle for loss ... at Vanderbilt (11/17/18): Tied career high with seven tackles, including five solo stops and two sacks.

2017 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 12 games, making 10 starts as a nose tackle ... vs. South Alabama (9/2/17): Made two stops ... vs. UT Martin (9/9/17): Credited with two tackles, including a TFL and QB hurry ... Earned his first start of the year (NT) at Cal (9/16/17) ... at Alabama (9/30/17): Made two tackles ... Had one tackle and one QBH at No. 12 Auburn (10/7/17) ... Recovered a fumble vs. Vanderbilt (10/14/17), the first fumble recovery of his career ... Made two tackles against LSU (10/21/17) ... Had three tackles including 1.0 TFL against Arkansas (10/28/17) ... Made one tackle in the win at Kentucky (11/4/17) ... vs. Louisiana (11/11/17): Had three tackles including 0.5 sack, and also forced the first fumble of his career ... vs. Texas A&M (11/18/17): Recorded career highs in tackles (7), TFL (2.5) and sacks (1.0) ... Tied his career-high four solo stops and also had a QBH .. Started at nose tackle at Mississippi State (11/23/17): Made six total stops, including 2.5 TFLs to tie his season high.

2016 (FRESHMAN): Freshman All-America third team (Athlon) ... Freshman All-SEC (Athlon, Gridiron Now) ... Ranked seventh among SEC freshmen with 3.2 tackles/game and tied for seventh with 4.5 TFLs ... Played in every game with four starts at DT ... vs. #4 Florida State (9/5/16): In his college debut, made four tackles (one solo) with 1.5 TFLs ... vs. Wofford (9/10/16): Made five tackles (one solo) ... vs. #1 Alabama (9/17/16): Made four tackles (two solo) with 1.0 TFL ... vs. #11 Georgia (9/24/16): Posted two tackles and a QB hurry ... vs. Memphis (10/1/16): Recorded a QB hurry ... at #22 Arkansas (10/15/16): Made two tackles (one solo) with a QB hurry ... at #23 LSU (10/22/16): Posted three tackles ... vs. #15 Auburn (10/29/16): Made four tackles ... vs. Georgia Southern (11/5/16): Made his first career start and totaled five tackles with 1.0 TFL and 0.5 sack ... at #8 Texas A&M (11/12/16): Made five tackles (four solo) in start ... at Vanderbilt (11/19/16): Made four tackles (three solo) with a TFL in start ... vs. Mississippi State (11/26/16): Posted one solo stop and a QB hurry in start.

HIGH SCHOOL: An Under Armour All-America selection and MaxPreps Medium Schools All-America pick ... Rated a 5-star recruit by ESPN ... Listed as the No. 7 overall recruit by ESPN, No. 44 by Rivals and No. 49 by 247Sports ... Nationally ranked on the Rivals250, Scout300, 247Sports and ESPN300 lists ... Listed as a top-10 national defensive tackle prospect by all the major recruiting services, as high as No. 4 by ESPN ... Racked up five tackles with 4.0 TFLs and a sack in the Under Armour All-America game ... Played in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game ... Helped Wayne County to a 5A State Championship ... As a senior, recorded 83 tackles and 14 sacks ... Tabbed the 5A Defensive Player of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Coaches ... Named first team all-state by The Clarion-Ledger and USA Today ... A member of The Clarion-Ledger’s 2015 Dandy Dozen ... Coached in high school by Todd Mangum.

PERSONAL: Son of the late Billy Ray and Juanita Jones ... Full name is Benito Jaquez Jones ... Born: Nov. 27, 1997 ... General studies major with an emphasis in education, legal studies and recreation administration.