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Player Dossier
2013-2016North Carolina
Nazair Jones
DT • 6'5" • Roanoke Rapids, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nazair Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Nazair Jones built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Roanoke Rapids, NC wearing No. 90, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Nazair Jones' career was his...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 38
- Overall
- No. 102
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Nazair Jones, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · North Carolina. Nazair Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 70
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Nazair Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · DT
- Career Tackles
- 70
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · North Carolina
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Roanoke Rapids · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Roanoke Rapids · 3 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 3 · Pick 38 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 70 tackles · DT 1st (top 1%) · ACC 40th (top 7%) · National 333rd (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 62 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 64.5 |
Related Context
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Nazair Jones played DT for North Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nazair Jones recorded 70 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
North Carolina paired 16 primary output with 37.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · North Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
37.6
Usage
9.2
Consistency
43.2
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 3. Georgia: 2.5. Illinois: 2. Pittsburgh: 0. Florida State: 2.5. Virginia Tech: 3. Miami: 0. Virginia: 1. Georgia Tech: 1. Duke: 1. The Citadel: 0. NC State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 8 by 63.3. Georgia: 7 by 54.2. Illinois: 7 by 49.2. Pittsburgh: 3 by 12.5. Florida State: 2 by 33.3. Virginia Tech: 9 by 67.5. Miami: 7 by 29.2. Virginia: 5 by 30.8. Georgia Tech: 8 by 43.3. Duke: 3 by 22.5. The Citadel: 6 by 25. NC State: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 5 · +1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | vs StanfordSplash game | L 23-25 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | vs NC State | L 21-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs The Citadel | W 41-7 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Duke | L 27-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Georgia Tech | W 48-20 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Virginia | W 35-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Miami | W 20-13 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | L 3-34 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Florida StateSplash game | W 37-35 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Pittsburgh | W 37-36 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 48-23 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs GeorgiaSplash game | L 24-33 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Nazair Jones story
Nazair Jones built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Roanoke Rapids, NC wearing No. 90, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Nazair Jones' career was his defensive production: 70 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Nazair Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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North Carolina
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 16 | 37.6 | 9.2 | 15 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 16 | 37.6 | 9.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia Tech
Week 6 · L 3-34 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 1 · L 23-25 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia
Week 1 · L 24-33
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 2 · W 48-23
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Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida State
Week 5 · W 37-35 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · North Carolina
16 primary output · 37.6 efficiency · 9.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · North Carolina
64.5
16 primary · 37.6 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · North Carolina
42.1
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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