Von Miller has incredibly high praise for former Buckeye Dre'Mont Jones
Von Miller has spent a decade in the NFL. He’s played on a Super Bowl-winning team and has taken the field alongside some of the top defensive players in the league.
So when the 10-year veteran linebacker says Dre’Mont Jones is one of the best players he’s ever seen on the interior defensive line, it means something. And that’s exactly what he said, per Zac Stevens of DNVR Sports.
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Miller called Jones the “most explosive” defensive tackle his ever played with in his career in Denver. Not bad for the third-year lineman out of Ohio State.
“He should have been a first-round pick,” Miller said.
Von Miller says Dre’Mont Jones is the most explosive DT he’s played next to in his entire career.
“He should have been a first-round pick”
😯😯
— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevensDNVR) July 27, 2021
Jones was a third-round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft, going No. 71 overall to the Broncos. In his first two years with the organization, the defensive tackle totaled 52 stops, 10 sacks, 4 pass break-ups and an interception. Last fall, Jones piled up 6.5 sacks.
While at Ohio State, Jones had a dominant career. He was a Freshman All-American in 2016 and was a two-time All-B1G selection, receiving third-team honors in 2017 and first-team accolades the following season.
In three seasons, Jones totaled 115 tackles with 9.5 sacks and 22 stops for loss. His success in Columbus is translating to the NFL game, and Miller is taking notice.