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Carl Jones

Linebacker, Baltimore Ravens · #48.

Player facts

Team: Baltimore Ravens
Position: Linebacker
Number: 48
Born: Aug 8, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Bakersfield, CA, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 230 lbs
College: UCLA
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	14	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Sep 20	vs NO	L 24-17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ IND	W 41-23	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Carl Jones Jr. (born August 8, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carl Jones Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Jones was born on August 8, 2001, in Bakersfield, California. He attended Golden Valley High School before transferring to Bakersfield High School. In high school, he participated in football, basketball and track and field. He played quarterback as a junior, throwing for seven touchdowns and running for 556 yards and six touchdowns, and as a senior he ran for 296 yards and six touchdowns, caught 24 receptions for 589 yards and seven touchdowns, and made 66 tackles on defense. A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the UCLA Bruins.

College career

At UCLA, Jones transitioned from being a safety in high school to a linebacker, also seeing time as an edge rusher. As a freshman at UCLA in 2019, he appeared in all 12 games, two as a starter, and finished with 24 tackles. He played all seven games in 2020, finishing with 21 tackles, played in all 12 games in 2021, then appeared in all 13 games in 2022, totaling 28 tackles, with most of his action being as a reserve in those years. As a senior in 2023, Jones appeared in all 13 games, four as a starter, and finished with 31 tackles and two sacks. He concluded his collegiate career having made 135 tackles, 23.0 tackles-for-loss (TFLs) and eight sacks.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carl Jones Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹