The Ravens added some more juice to their pass rush, trading a conditional fifth-round pick to the Tennessee Titans for outside linebacker Dre'Mont Jones.
Here's what Jones brings to Baltimore:
A Hot Hand
If Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh was watching his brother's Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Harbaugh must have taken notice of Jones.
Jones had a monster game with seven total pressures, per Pro Football Focus (PFF), including 1.5 sacks, two more quarterback hits, and three more hurries. He had a staggering 28.6% pass rush win rate.
For reference, the leader in pass rush win rate this season is Houston's Will Anderson Jr. at 29.2%. Myles Garrett is at 26.9% and Micah Parsons is at 23.4%.
Granted, the Chargers' offensive line is banged up and Justin Herbert has been sacked the third-most times of any quarterback in the league. However, it's not a one-game sample size for Jones.
Over the past four games, Jones has 4.5 sacks. He also had a superb showing in Week 6 versus the Las Vegas Raiders, in which he had a 22.7% pass rush win rate.
A Proven Pass Rush Winner
Jones has 19 total pressures, per PFF. Among players with at least 20% of their team's pass rush reps, that's tied for the 50th most in the league.
Jones has more pressures than fellow Ravens outside linebackers Kyle Van Noy (11), Mike Green (10), and David Ojabo (2), and steps in as their new sacks leader.
Jones has had at least 3.5 sacks each of his seven NFL seasons, with career highs of 6.5 in 2020 and 2022. He's on pace to set a new career high this year.
Jones wins with a variety of pass rush moves. His inside spin move is polished. He has also shown himself to be quite effective on stunts, which is also an area where Van Noy has thrived. Those two could work well in tandem.
Position Flexibility
The Ravens were thin at outside linebacker and the defensive line. While Jones projects more to the edge, he does offer some versatility if needed.
In 2023, the 6-foot-3, 281-pound Jones played mostly at defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks. Per PFF, he had 284 snaps at defensive tackle compared to 137 at outside linebacker.
This season, Jones has played 194 snaps at left outside linebacker and 157 at right outside linebacker. He's had just eight snaps at defensive tackle. Still, he can line up in multiple gaps as an outside linebacker.
Baltimore could deploy Jones as a situational interior rusher on third-and-long. That may help offset some of the loss of defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike to a season-ending neck injury.
