NFL Draft
3/31/25
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Nash Jones 2025 NFL Draft: Scouting Report For Texas State Bobcats OG
Height: 6037 (verified)
Weight: 314lbs (verified)
Year: Redshirt Senior
Pro Comparison: Chris Paul
Scouting Overview
Texas State Bobcats offensive guard Nash Jones is a dense, well-built blocker with strong grip strength and sufficient athleticism to play in a variety of run schemes. Jones, a former offensive tackle at Incarnate Word, is a developmental guard at the NFL level upon entry to the league.
He has his share of warts with connecting and sustaining blocks and framing opponents consistently. Still, he’s got a pro build, and it’s easy to appreciate what he can become if he becomes more controlled and precision-oriented.
2025 NFL Combine Results
DNP
Positives
- Shows good foot drive and leg churn on solo block assignments
- Has a finisher mentality on his drive blocks and kick outs as a puller
- Showcases effective hip hinge to open at the line and wrap around the formation on counters and power concepts
Negatives
- Is not a tackle athlete in pass protection despite his experience playing there in college
- Can be too prone to relying on strikes with his pads instead of controlling his punch
- Will allow his base to go stagnant, and he’ll fall off the body of opponents at times
Background
Jones is from Nacogdoches, TX, and played high school football for Nacogdoches HS. There, he was selected as an All-District junior and a senior before enrolling at Incarnate Word as an unranked recruit (247 Sports) ahead of the 2020 season.
Jones played nearly 500 snaps as a true freshman in the 2021 spring season (COVID-19 pandemic), splitting his reps between left and right tackle. As a 13-game starter at left tackle for UIW in 2021, Jones was named First Team All-Southland Conference. He encored with another 14 games started and Second Team All-Southland Conference in 2022 as a redshirt sophomore.
Jones entered the transfer portal ahead of the 2023 season as an unranked transfer and landed with Texas State. He started five games at left tackle for the Bobcats that season, missing another seven contests on account of a lower-body injury. Jones returned full-time as a starter in 2024 and was named Honorable Mention Sun Belt for his play at left guard.
Jones accepted an invitation to the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl to culminate his college career.
Tale Of The Tape
Jones is a forceful run defender who can dictate terms in close quarters along the line of scrimmage. He achieves this courtesy of a heavy punch and a dense frame that is difficult for defenders to play through.
His upcoming leap in competition will be a telling transition for his ceiling, but he appears to have the functional strength, finishing ability, and the needed “nasty” to play as a guard in the NFL and potentially seize playing time as he becomes a more polished player.
He’s served predominantly as a tackle in his college career, but he’s a much better fit inside. Jones does not have great foot speed, nor does he have overly fluid and dynamic hips that allow him to flash and react as a space athlete or when working in pass protection. He lacks some of the hardness in his blocks when tested on his edges. This is in part due to his foot speed and his punch timing and consistency as defenders first enter his strike zone.
These timing elements will be aided as he collects more playing time opportunities on the interior, where the angles and spacing are different than what he was so accustomed to with nearly 2,800 snaps at tackle in his college career.
Jones packs a lot of punch in his hands and does illustrate strong grip strength once he’s latched and secured. It gives him a boost in his gravitational pull and how well he can sustain his blocks as defenders try to press off and disengage. He also brings a lot of power into his pulls. Whether it be power or counter concepts, Jones will create a lot of force through his pads on kick-out blocks or wraps. This extends to working off of his double teams and combination blocks to climb to backers trying to insert and fit into a gap as well.
Jones does play tall despite his frame being under 6-foot-4, which cuts down on his ability to sustain initial movement. It makes him more reliant on initial impact and momentum as a blocker vs. having a steady churn of ground forces to claim real estate.
Most of Jones’ warts, which include punch timing and pad level, can be fortified with NFL coaching and more experience at a home on the interior. It creates the profile of a Day 3 talent with baseline NFL traits that can be bet on in hopes of striking a hit and securing perhaps an adequate starter long-term.
Ideal Scheme Fit, Role
Jones projects as a developmental guard at the NFL level. His prior experiences as a tackle aid in his ability to develop in pass protection, but he should be considered a guard-exclusive talent at the NFL level.
He’s best suited for tight-quarters combat and vertical run game assignments.
Grade: 71.00/100.00, Fifth Round Value
Big Board Rank: 179
Position Rank: OG13
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