obviously there is variation in ranking from year to year but im seeing more this year than usual. The difference between 2 and 5 is pretty significant. I think this years draft will be full of "unconventional" picks.
Jones is a surprising pick, though. Kiper doesn’t have Jabril Cox, Baron Browning, Chazz Surratt, Pete Werner or Monty Rice going in his two-round mock, despite all of them being considered better prospects by most analysts.
Dane Brugler of The Athletic has Jones ranked 17th among all inside linebackers, giving him a 5th-6th round grade. Jones ran a 4.71 in the 40, so he’s not the fastest or rangiest linebacker, but he’s a tackling machine and did a nice job getting off blocks and making stops on ball carriers.
