3-4 defensive end/defensive tackle 

Syracuse

6-4 294

40 time (projected) 5.03

Draft board overall prospect rank: #83

Draft board 3-4 defensive end rank: #8

Overall rating: 73* 

1/20/10: An amazing physical specimen who has shown flashes of brilliance on the field, but has never quite put it together enough for me to consider him a 1^st round prospect. Because of a knee injury late last season, he won’t be a 1^st round prospect and if his knee doesn’t check out at the combine, he could slip even more.

            9/6/09: Arthur Jones is a defensive lineman with great agility for his size, but because he’s only 294 pounds, he’s not going to be able to play defensive tackle in the NFL, with the exception of on clear passing downs, and for teams that use a cover 2 defense. Jones projects best as a 3-4 defensive end, and in my opinion he’s the best pure 3-4 defensive end in the draft class. His agility and quickness allow him to get into the backfield with ease and he has 30.5 tackles for losses over the past 2 years, an amazing stat for a defensive tackle. He’s never played 3-4 defensive end before, but his skill set translates very well to the position. He plays a lot faster than his 40 time indicates and he’s actually stronger than his weight would indicate. He’s in very good shape and should do very well on the bench press at the combine for someone of his size. Still, he’s not overall big enough to be a true space eating 4-3 defensive tackle. He makes plays all over the field, a rarity for a defensive lineman and has great chase speed. He has an amazingly high tackles total for a defensive tackle. Even though he’s in the backfield a lot, he doesn’t have a high sacks total, for whatever reason. He only had 3.5 sacks last year against average competition in the Big East, but I’m not too concerned about that because he is in the backfield on almost every play. He shows great hustle and loves the game of football. He’s constantly around the ball which I think is his best attribute as a football player. He tore his pectoral lifting weights in the offseason and scouts will keep an eye on him to make sure there are no negative lasting effects from that. His skill set and great motor suggest that he should be a first round pick lock, but he is limited position wise so he’s not a lock at this point. There are more and more teams switching to the 3-4 defense so he should go somewhere high and thrive if he goes to a team with the right system.

NFL Comparison: Tommie Harris

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