An undrafted nose tackle out of Ole Miss who has carved out a six-year NFL career as a run-stuffing interior anchor.
Benito Jones has made a career out of being overlooked, going undrafted out of Ole Miss in 2020 and sticking around the league ever since as a stout run-defending nose tackle. He has played for three different franchises, providing steady interior depth wherever he lands.
Path to the league
Jones played four seasons at Ole Miss from 2016 to 2019, appearing in 48 games with 36 starts and totaling 132 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 31 tackles for loss. He signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
Career highlights
Jones has bounced between Miami and Detroit over his career, appearing in 34 games with 15 starts for the Lions from 2022 to 2023 and totaling 42 tackles and 2.5 sacks during that stretch. For his career he has recorded 83 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss as a rotational interior run-stuffer.
2025 season recap
Jones re-signed with the Miami Dolphins in March 2025 but saw his season cut short after just four appearances, totaling 15 tackles and a pass defensed before a back injury landed him on injured reserve.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Benito Jones
- ESPN: Benito Jones
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
14 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | dolphins | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | dolphins | 17 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | lions | 17 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | lions | 17 | 16 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | dolphins | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Group
- defense
- College
- Ole Miss
- Hometown
- Waynesboro, MS, USA
- Age
- 28
- Status
- active
