Titans signed Michigan State DT Naquan Jones.
Jones (6’3/313) was a highly regarded four-star prospect who was rated the 23rd defensive tackle and 224th overall recruit from the 2016 class. He originally committed to Michigan State as a junior before backing off his pledge when he started getting offers from outside of the Big Ten, only to stick with the Spartans come signing day. Though he played in all 48 games during his stay in East Lansing, Jones only started five of them. Instead, he served as an early-down rotational player who specialized in stonewalling ball carriers from the one tech spot. He is adept at holding the point of attack and shedding but lacks the foot speed (5.45s 40-yard dash) to chase down plays. Jones has a berzerker-like attacking mentality that comes at the expense of his technique at times. His pass-rush ability is sorely lacking, as the heavyweight doesn’t have the athleticism to burn interior defenders with quickness. To that effect, Jones had a ghastly pro day recording a terrible 1.21 RAS that ranks 1150th out of the 1307 defensive tackles who went through the NFL testing process since 1987. It’s hard to envision Jones becoming more than a low-end, early-down run stopper. He could have a Daylon Mack-type impact in the NFL.
