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DaQuan Jones

Defensive Tackle, New England Patriots · #99.

Player facts

Team: New England Patriots
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 99
Born: Dec 27, 1991 (age 34)
Birthplace: Johnson City, NY, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 320 lbs
College: Penn State
Experience: 12 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	375	209	166	20	4	3	0	1	1	1.0	0	1	7	40	66	2

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs LV	W 45-17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ BUF	W 29-26	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ JAX	L 35-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs PIT	W 20-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

DaQuan Steven Jones ( DAY-kwahn born December 27, 1991) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft. Jones has also played for the Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills.

From Wikipedia’s article on DaQuan Jones, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Jones was born on December 27, 1991, in Johnson City, New York. He attended Johnson City Senior High School, where he played football and basketball as well as throwing the shot put.

Recruiting

Initially projected as an offensive guard, Jones committed to Penn State on June 28, 2009, after being recruited by Mike McQueary.

College career

After limited action in his freshman and sophomore seasons, Jones was Penn State's starting defensive tackle opposite Jordan Hill in 2012, his junior season and recorded 22 tackles, two tackles for a loss, and 0.5 sacks.

During the subsequent offseason, Jones committed to losing weight to become quicker, and lost 25 pounds (11 kg), coming into the 2013 season at 315 pounds (143 kg). In the first game of the season, his work paid off as he recorded nine tackles, three for a loss, and a sack. After the second game, Jones had already amassed 18 tackles, five tackles for a loss, and two sacks. After three games, his five tackles-for-loss led the Big Ten Conference. Halfway through the season, ESPN.com called Jones Penn State's defensive most valuable player.

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