Baltimore Ravens Second-year expectations for Travis Jones
The Baltimore Ravens will look for a big year from their second-season nose tackle, Travis Jones. The Ravens often play things slow when bringing in players like Jones, but with someone like Calais Campbell out the door, the weight for players to step up is added across the board.
Baltimore Ravens Second-year expectations for Travis Jones
Earlier this offseason we looked into some players who were drafted in a similar range to Travis Jones but ended with similar rookie seasons. Those names include Davon Hamilton, Akiem Hicks, Larry Ogunjobi, Justin Jones, Derrick Nnadi, and Nathan Shepherd.
These are some of the better outcomes for Jones based on his rookie season. So, if he wants to stay on the same trajectory as these names, what are some stats that he needs to be on pace for?
Name | Tackle | QB Hits | TFL | Sacks | Pressure Rate | Run Stop Rate | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Davon Hamilton | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6% | 7.3% | 443 |
Akiem Hicks | 56 | 5 | 8 | 4.5 | 6% | 12.2% | 744 |
Justin Jones | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.6% | 10.2% | 504 |
Derrick Nnadi | 48 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.5% | 7.7% | 698 |
Larry Ogunjobi | 52 | 15 | 10 | 5.5 | 6.4% | 9.5% | 930 |
Nathan Shepherd | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9.5% | 8.8% | 232 |
Average | 40.5 | 5.3 | 5 | 2.3 | 6% | 9.2% | 592 |
Nathan Shepherd suffered an injury, and you can see from his pressure and run stop rate, he was not far off of their rates. Still, it is fair to add in that this is an outcome for Travis Jones. Still, the rest were all within a similar area.
Larry Ogunjobi had a bit better raw stats, but you can also see his rates are not astronomically better, and the big difference is snaps played. Ogunjobi played 930 snaps last year, and while that is possiblefor Travis Jones, something wild would have to happen for that be in the plans.
Still, on average, these players had 592 snaps. Travis Jones had 324 snaps last season, so that is a step up, but that type of step is absolutely expected. All of these players had simialr rates to Jones as rookies, and saw that type of year two jump.
The average tackles was about 41, with the range being 30-56 for the most part. Travis Jones had 24 tackles last season. He also had one sack, two quarterback hits, and one tackle for loss as a rookie. On average those numbers need to go up closer to two sacks, with five hits and five tackles for loss.
The rates will be worth watching. Jones had an 8.5% run-stop rate as a rookie, so he would just have to keep this to be at a similar rate as Nnadi and Hamilton. Of course, it will be tougher to keep that up on a bigger workload.
Still, he also had a 3.1% pressure rate as a rookie. He is going to have to try to double that rate next season, which will be tough on a higher rate of snaps as well.
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If the Baltimore Ravens do see these types of jumps from Travis Jones, they have to feel good about where his career is heading.