BIOGRAPHY
DaQuan Steven Jones was born on December 27th, 1991, in Johnson City, New York. He is a nose tackle in the National Football League.
Prior to his college career, Jones attended Johnson City Senior High School. Jones was rated as the No. 2 offensive lineman by Rivals.com. Jones was a standout on both sides of the ball for Coach Fred Deinhardt at Johnson City High School. A Scout.com four-star player, Jones tallied 70 tackles during his junior season. He also recorded three sacks and recovered four fumbles.
During his freshman season in 2010, Jones made his debut in the Big Ten opener at Iowa and played in the final nine games. Jones played tackle most of the season and made six tackles, with two tackles for loss and a sack. Jones had a season-high three hits at Ohio State, including a tackle for minus-three yards.
In 2011 during his sophomore season, Jones was a top reserve at defensive tackle and played in every game, recording eight tackles, including four solo stops. He made two hits each in the wins over Indiana State and Eastern Michigan. Jones saw action on 247 snaps, including a high of 30 against Houston and 29 at Wisconsin in the battle for the Leaders Division title.
During his junior season in 2012, Jones started the first 11 games. He played an instrumental role for a defense that ranked second in the Big Ten and No. 16 nationally in scoring defense at 19.1 ppg, holding six teams to 17 or fewer points. Jones recorded 22 tackles, with 2.0 tackles for loss and one-half sack, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup. In his first career start, Jones made four tackles against Ohio.
The Tennessee Titans drafted Jones in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
In 2017, Jones started the first 12 games before suffering torn biceps and was placed on injured reserve on December 4, 2017. He finished the season with 31 tackles and a career-high 3.5 sacks.
On March 14, 2018, Jones signed a three-year, $21 million contract extension with the Titans.
On September 29, 2020, Jones was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team. He was activated on October 11. Jones finished his final season playing for Tennessee with a career-high 49 tackles.
Jones signed a two-year contract with the Buffalo Bills on March 16, 2022.
