| Ben Jones Scouting Report |
| Ben Jones - Georgia (HT: 6-2⅝ - WT: 303) |
Positives -- Fires out of his stance, has a terrific first step... Good initial quickness; explosive, but doesn't generate much power... Great fundamentals and technique, plays with a good base and low center of gravity... Very good first read step in both the running game and passing game... Uses his hands
well to keep defenders from getting inside of his pads and controlling his leverage... His height will give him a leverage advantage in the NFL... When going against taller and bigger defenders he can use his low base and good footwork to gain leverage on his opponent... Drives his feet on contact; keeps his hands and feet moving in the passing game to block defenders... Seems to have a good knowledge of protection schemes and can snap with the quarterback either under center or from the shotgun, has experience in a pro-style offense.
Negatives -- Not an overly impressive player by any right, doesn't really stand out or do anything particularly well... Not as big as you would like him to be, shorter than ideal arms and small hands, doesn't have elite size or overall athleticism... Not an incredible run blocker by any stretch of the imagination... Seems to have a hard time locating his block out of his stance... Gets pushed off the line of scrimmage or off his block easily, appears to simply get overpowered at times... Rarely see him moving forward or keeping a pass rush at the line of scrimmage... Doesn't always break down well in space but generally gets in the way of defender... More of a wall-off blocker than actual contact maker in space... Doesn't explode into second level blocks but rather just pushes through them... Seems to have a hard time recognizing his blocks, just tries to get a chip on the defender... Poor snapper out of the shotgun, spends too much time looking at the quarterback rather than reading the defense.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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6025 |
| Weight |
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303 |
| Arm |
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32½ |
| Hand |
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9⅝ |
| 40-Time |
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5.44 |
| Vertical |
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30.5 |
| Broad |
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8'9" |
| Bench Press |
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29 |
| Shuttle |
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4.74 |
| Cone |
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7.95 |
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At Georgia -- (Official School Bio) 2011: Selected to play in the Senior Bowl... Rimington Trophy Finalist... ESPN.com, Yahoo Sports and Rivals.com First Team All-American and Phil Steele Fourth Team All-American... Second Team All-SEC by Associated Press, Phil Steele and SEC Coaches... Named the team's overall captain... Recipient of the team's Vince Dooley Most Valuable Player of the Year Award, one of two players to receive the Leon Farmer Award for dedication to strength & conditioning and one of three offensive players to be named a Coaches Leadership Award winner... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall semester... Started all 14 games... SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week following 45-7 victory over No. 24 Auburn where the Bulldogs had 528 total yards including 304 rushing with two tailbacks going over 100 yards... SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week following win over New Mexico St. where the Bulldogs accumulated 627 yards and 63 points... Named to Phil Steele's mid-season All-SEC Second Team... Named to watch lists for the Outland Trophy, Rimington Trophy and Lombardi Trophy... Named to inaugural Pony Express Award watch list as a tandem with teammate Cordy Glenn... Named the nation's seventh-best center in preseason by Lindy's and tabbed Birmingham News' "next" most underrated player in the SEC... Named preseason All-SEC Second Team by Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, SEC Coaches and SEC Media... Earned team's True Grit Award for offense at end of spring practice... Recipient of the Richard Young Football Scholarship. 2010: Named All-SEC Fourth Team by Phil Steele... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll... Earned team's Coaches Leadership Award for offense... Appeared in 13 games making 12 starts... Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week following Vanderbilt game in which Georgia tallied 547 total yards of offense.
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