Christian Jones

Pro Career:

Drafted by the Cardinals in the fifth round (162nd overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Texas.

Pro Career:

Drafted by the Cardinals in the fifth round (162nd overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Texas.

2025: Saw action in two games appearing on offense and special teams ... placed on injured reserve (knee) on 8/26 ... activated to the active roster from the injured reserve list on 12/13 ... did not appear @ Hou (12/14) ... saw snaps on special teams vs. Atl (12/21) in his first appearance of the season ... played on special teams @ Cin (12/28) ... did not play @ LAR (1/4/26).

2024: Played two games, making one start at right tackle ... placed on injured reserve on 8/27 with an ankle injury ... made his NFL debut @ LAR (12/28), seeing snaps at RT ... made his first NFL start at RT in the win vs. SF (1/5/25) and was a part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack of Murray as he tied his career high with four TD passes.

College:

A six-year (2018-23) tackle at Texas, appeared in 61 games with 48 starts during his college career … started all 48 games played over his final four seasons … his 48 starts came at right tackle (35) and left tackle (13) ... earning All-Big 12 honors in 2022-23 ... started all 13 games at RT in 2023 and earned All-Big 12 honors for the second consecutive year; helped open holes for current Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks to run for 1,158 yards) ... started all 13 games at RT in 2022 and earned All-Big 12 honors and was part of an O-line that blocked for Doak Walker Award winner, unanimous All-American and current Falcons RB Bijan Robinson as he rushed for 1,580 yards (6.1 avg.) and 18 TDs ... started all 12 games at left tackle in 2021; helped run Robinson (1,127) run for over 1,000 yards ... started all 10 games in 2020 (nine games at RT and one at LT), part of an O-line that helped the Longhorns average 42.7 points per game, the second-best scoring average in school history; blocked for an offense that averaged 6.66 yards per play, the fourth-best mark in school history and best in a season since 2005, and a backfield that averaged 5.3 ypc and scored 20 rushing TDs ... saw action in 13 games in 2019, primarily on special teams with the field goal unit ... redshirted as a true freshman in 2018.

Personal:

Attended Cypress Woods (Cypress, TX) High School where he played soccer before switching to football as a junior in 2016 … earned all-district honors in football and for his academics … named a team captain as a senior in 2017, serving as a two-way player on both the offensive and defensive lines … selected first-team All-District 17-6A as an offensive lineman … part of an offense that rushed for 2,129 yards for an average of 236.6 yards per game and 4.6 yards per carry as a senior … volunteered to help victims during and after Hurricane Harvey … at Texas, was a seven-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (spring 2020, fall 2020, spring 2021, fall 2021, spring 2022, fall 2022, spring 2023).