Braxton Jones (born March 27, 1999) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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Early life

Jones grew up in

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and attended Murray High School, where he played basketball and football.

College career

Jones played in two games as a true freshman before suffering a thumb injury against Stephen F. Austin and

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ing the remainder of the season. Jones became a starter as a redshirt sophomore and was named third-team All-

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. He started four games at left tackle during his redshirt junior season, which was shortened and played in the spring of 2021 due to the

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, and was named first-team all-conference. Jones repeated as a first-team All-Big Sky selection in 2021. During the season, Jones received an invitation to play in the

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Professional career

Jones was selected by the

with the 168th pick in the fifth round of the

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. Jones started in all 17 games for the Bears. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

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(PFF) named Jones to their 2022 All-Rookie Team following the regular season. Jones returned as the Bears starting left tackle in 2023. He suffered a hamstring injury in Week 2 and was placed on

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on September 20, 2023. He was activated on November 4.

References

External links

Chicago Bears bioSouthern Utah Thunderbirds bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Braxton 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Murray, Utah Players of American football from Salt Lake County, Utah American football offensive tackles Southern Utah Thunderbirds football players Chicago Bears players