Edgar Jones, 6’ 5” 250 Lbs, SE Missouri State
Do you know any NFL teams that need a pass rushing Outside Linebacker/ Defensive End in the mold of the Charger’s Shawn Merriman and Cowboy’s DeMarcus Ware? Well I have one for you. His name is Edgar Jones from tiny Division 1AA Southeast Missouri State. Jones Battled injuries his sophomore and junior years, so he is a definite unknown, but this year he came on like a gangbuster. He put on quite a show for the NFL scouts at the Magnolia Gridiron Classic; which is a college All Star Game that pits prospects from Division I-A programs to compete against small school prospects from Division I-AA and Division II. The Magnolia Gridiron Classic gives many non-bowl game seniors and smaller school players a final game to impress NFL scouts. The Magnolia Grid-Iron Classic was played in Jackson, Mississippi on December 23, 2006. Jones was the star of the game and displayed the talent to compete with the best of the best. He not only held his own, but he dominated the game. Jones finished the game with an amazing 5 solo tackles, 4 assists and 4 sacks. Jones is an incredible athlete, with NFL size, quickness and strength. I think he is good enough to be a late round nfl-draft pick, but due to his small school heritage, might he not even be drafted in the 2007-nfl-draft. Jones could be a steal in this draft, he has the potential to be an excellent NFL player, much like Jared Allen is for the Kansas City Chiefs, who played for tiny Idaho State.
Jones had an excellent senior season this year (2006) to say the least. He was named as a first team All-American by the Associated Press. He led the Division 1AA in quarterback sacks and ranked fourth nationally in tackles for losses. He averaged 1.2 quarterback sacks per game and 1.8 tackles for loss per game. Jones had a total of 53 tackles with 18 tackles for losses of 103 yards and 12 sacks for 88 yards in losses. He also had two quarterback hurries, two pass break ups and forced a fumble.
6 comments:
If this guy is as good as Ware or Merriman, I think everybody could use him!
Yea he is "in the mold" of those guys, but it would be quite a stretch to put him in their league at this point.
this guy is great, he is definitely an nfl draft pick who is also a possible hall of famer
Edgar Jones is not only a great athlete but is a leader. i was a 3-time all american so this is not just an opinion from anybody. i have watched many defensive ends at university of miami where i grew up basically at there practices. i have not seen anyone with his explosion off the ball. certain players are specimens that are great athletes others are gamers. edgar is a gamer who has tremendouse ability that hasnt been taped into at this point. he will surely dominate linement like juaquin gonzalez who is also a friend of mine. he is comparable to another friend of mine vince wilfork. edgar is like a wilfork with a basketball quickness. off the field he is a great investment because he is responsible and does not screw around like many quys i played with.
i agree i saw edgar play. not very many players like the game the way he does. i see alot of ability. no doubt he has NFL potential. the scouts will figure out that out very soon. talent for this league does not get passed up.
Ryan Riddle should have made the team instead of him in the pre-season. He outplayed him, yet Jones who hasn't even contributed on special teams since the start of the regular season, remains on the team.
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