Players

PRO (17-11/0-0): Jarvis Jones was drafted by the Steelers in the first round (17^th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

2014 (3-3): Jarvis Jones was placed on the team’s Reserve/Injured; Designated For Return List on September 23, 2014 due to a right wrist injury.

• 9/7 vs. Cleveland: Started at OLB for the first time in a season opener…recorded the second sack of his career, a 10-yarder on QB Brian Hoyer in the second quarter.
• 9/11 at Baltimore: Totaled five tackles.
• 9/21 at Carolina: Recorded a sack and forced fumble on QB Cam Newton that was recovered by LB Jason Worilds…marked his first career forced fumble…left the game in the third quarter with a right wrist injury and did not return.   

2013 (14-8): Played in 14 games with eight starts as a rookie…inactive 10/20 vs. Baltimore due to a concussion and 12/22 at Green Bay due to an illness…totaled 42 tackles, one sack and six pass breakups…added five special teams tackles.

• 9/8 vs. Tennessee: Made his NFL debut…recorded his first career defensive tackle and special teams tackle.
• 9/16 at Cincinnati: Made his first career start at OLB…added a career-high two special teams tackles.
• 9/22 vs. Chicago: Had one special teams stop.
• 10/13 at N.Y. Jets: With just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter, pressured QB Geno Smith, which forced a pass that was intercepted by LB Lawrence Timmons…finished second on the team with two QB pressures.
• 11/3 at New England: Recorded one special teams tackle.
• 11/10 vs. Buffalo: Recorded his first career sack, a seven-yarder of QB E.J. Manuel…finished tied for second on the team with two QB pressures.
• 11/17 vs. Detroit: Started at OLB in place of injured LB LaMarr Woodley…had a career-high three QB pressures…recorded the first two pass breakups of his career.   
• 11/24 at Cleveland: Made his second straight start in place of the injured Woodley…recorded one pass breakup.
• 12/15 vs. Cincinnati: Prevented the Bengals from cutting the lead to eight points late in the fourth quarter by deflecting a pass on the two-point conversion attempt.
• 12/29 vs. Cleveland: Totaled a career-high nine tackles…tied his career high with two pass breakups.   

COLLEGE: Jarvis Jones appeared in 34 games, including eight at the University of Southern California (2009)…started all 26 games he appeared in at Georgia…recorded 168 tackles (96 solos) for his entire career, including 155 tackles (91 solos) as a Bulldog…at Georgia, posted 28.0 sacks, tying Jimmy Payne (1978-82) for third in school history…registered 45.5 tackles for loss…caused nine fumbles, which were ninth-best among active NCAA FBS players at the end of the 2012 season…also recovered two fumbles…recorded 88 quarterback pressures as a Bulldog, broke up five passes and had one interception...majored in human development and family science. 2012: Earned All-American first-team honors from The NFL Draft Report, Walter Camp, Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association, The Sporting News and Phil Steele…named a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy, Butkus Award, Bednarik Trophy and Nagurski Award along with the LOTT Impact Trophy…the Bulldogs' permanent captain was the recipient of the Vince Dooley Most Valuable Player of the Year Award and named one of team's Most Valuable Defensive Players…unanimous first-team All-SEC choice…started 12 games at outside linebacker, ranking third on the team with 85 tackles…led the SEC and placed second in the nation with an average of 1.21 quarterback sacks per game, as his 14.5 sacks for minus-103 yards broke the previous school season-record of 14 by David Pollack in 2002…showed his versatility in a 42-10 win over Georgia Tech, recording nine tackles and 1.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage…closed out his career with eight tackles (5 solos), two sacks for minus-15 yards, one QB pressure and one pass break-up in a 45-31 victory over Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl. 2011: In his first season at Georgia, was a finalist for the Butkus Award and winner of the CFPA Elite Linebacker Trophy…added first-team All-American honors from The NFL Draft Report, Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association, Walter Camp, ESPN.com, Phil Steele and Sports Illustrated…the unanimous All-SEC first-team choice was named the Atlanta Sports Awards Collegiate Player of the Year and elected one of the team's defensive captains…recipient of the team's Most Valuable Defensive Player Award, as he started all 14 games at strong-side outside linebacker, ranking second in the league and tied for fifth in the nation with an average of 0.96 sacks per game…led the SEC and placed 16th in the FBS with an average of 1.39 tackles-for-loss per game…ranked second on the team with 70 tackles, as his 13.5 sacks for minus 90 yards is the third-best season total by a Bulldog…had 19.5 stops for losses of 103 yards and had 49 of the team’s 158 quarterback pressures…posted eight tackles, including a sack at Georgia Tech…recorded seven tackles with 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a pass break-up vs. Kentucky…added five tackles, including two sacks, vs. Auburn…named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Payer of the Week, Walter Camp Award Defensive Player of the Week, CFPA National Defensive Player of the Week, SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week and the Rivals.com SEC Player of the Week after he recorded five tackles, including four sacks, the second most in school history for a single game vs. Florida, as he also forced a fumble…produced five tackles, including 3.5 for a loss at Tennessee…registered five tackles, including two sacks vs. Mississippi State…in the Boise State clash, had a season-high 11 tackles, including 2.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage. 2010: Red-shirted at Georgia under NCAA transfer rules after being granted a release from the University of Southern California…attended school as a recipient of the Paul and June Martin Football Scholarship while also performing with the scout team. 2009: Saw significant action as a backup outside linebacker and key special team coverage unit member at the University of Southern California...appeared in the first eight games recording 13 tackles (5 solos), including 1.5 stops for losses of two yards…had a season-high five tackles vs. San Jose State.

PERSONAL: Jarvis Jones attended George Washington Carver High School (Columbus, Ga.), playing football for head coach Dell McGee…received a four-star prospect grade from Scout.com, as that recruiting service regarded him as the third-best strong-side linebacker in the nation…was also a four-star pick by Rivals.com, as they regarded him as the nation’s fourth-best weak-side defensive end, placing him seventh overall on the Rivals100 list and third on the Georgia Top 75 chart…after playing tight end in his first two seasons, moved to linebacker before his junior season in 2007…that year, he was named to the Rivals.com All-American first team, earned All-State Class AAA Defensive MVP and Columbus Ledger-Enquirer All-City Defensive MVP honors after posting 157 tackles, 26 tackles for a loss, four sacks and two interceptions to help Carver win the 2007 Georgia state AAA title…was the 2008 Super Prep, Prep Star, USA Today and ESPN All-American…also earned ESPN 150, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star Dream Team, The Sporting News Top 100, Super Prep All-Dixie, Prep Star All-Southeast, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11, All-State Class AAA first team and Columbus Ledger-Enquirer All-City Defensive MVP as a senior…that year, recorded 77 tackles, with four tackles for a loss, four interceptions and two forced fumbles, despite being sidelined late in the season for four games with a broken thumb…concluded his gridiron career by playing in the U.S. Army All-American Game…lettered in basketball, earning 2008 All-State honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association…son of Gloria Dowdell and Ronnie Jones…Full name: Jarvis Jerrel Jones.