Ernest Jones
#1 LB,
Rams
ACTUAL 2022
158 FPTS
RANK: 103
2023 SEASON
- FPTS
RANK: -
AGE
23 yrs
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
6'2'' / 230 lbs
COLLEGE
South Carolina
| SEASON | GP | FPTS | RANK |
| 2022 | 17 | 158 | 103rd |
Shows improvement in second season
Published: 2023-01-11
Jones recorded 114 tackles (66 solo), two pass defenses, an interception and a forced fumble over 17 games in 2022.
Jones saw his snap count rise from 418 in 2021, his rookie season, to 693 this season, and paired up with star linebacker Bobby Wagner, the sophomore nearly doubled his tackle total in the process. Jones will enter the third year of his rookie deal and should continue to get additional playing time, especially considering the Rams may look to protect their stars a little more after a season in which the team was absolutely decimated by injury.
Fantasy Points by Week 2022
Weekly Stats 2022
| 10 ARZ | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | -3.5 | 39.5 | 51 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 @NO | Dome undefined° | undefined | NaNth | 2.5 | 39.5 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 15 @GB | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | 7.5 | 39.5 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 16 DEN | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | 3.5 | 35.5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 17 @LAC | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | 6.5 | 40.5 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
Performance Splits: 2020 to 2022
| Home | Outdoor | 16 | 8 | undefined | NaNth | 530 | 37 | 50 | 2 | 71% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Outdoor | 10 | 5 | undefined | NaNth | 389 | 27 | 30 | 2 | 80% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
| Away | Dome | 2 | 2 | undefined | NaNth | 59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 83% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
| Away | Retractable Dome | 4 | 3 | undefined | NaNth | 182 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 80% | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
Career Stats by Season: 2021 to 2022
| 2021 | 22 | LA | 15 | 7 | 98 | 258th | 438 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 73% | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | LA | 17 | 11 | 158 | 103rd | 722 | 48 | 65 | 4 | 79% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Returns to form after slump
Published: 2023-01-02
Jones recorded nine tackles (five solo) during Sunday's 31-10 loss to the Chargers.
The second-year linebacker had been trending downward in recent weeks, logging only 19 tackles and an interception over his previous four games, but Jones bounced back and tied for the team lead in tackles with Taylor Rapp. Jones now sits with 109 tackles on the year, second on the team behind Bobby Wagner, and he will get one final chance to add to his totals against the Seahawks in Week 18.