Arizona Cardinals Year 2 player outlook: OT Christian Jones
Arizona Cardinals Year 2 player outlook: OT Christian Jones A look 2024 at fifth-round pick Christian Jones and his second-year outlook in 2025.
The Arizona Cardinals drafted 12 players in 2024. Some of them had contributions as rookies. Some will have greater roles in 2025. Others will have to battle for the roster.
They selected offensive tackle Christian Jones in the fifth round with the 162nd overall pick.
Entering Year 2 in the NFL, let's have a look at his 2025 outlook.
OL Christian Jones' 2024 season
Jones' season began on injured reserve with an ankle injury. He was out for seven games and then, after activated from IR, he was inactive as a healthy scratch for the next eight games. He played nine snaps in Week 17 and then, after injuries to tackles Paris Johnson, Jonah Williams and Jackson Barton, he started at right tackle in the season finale.
Christian Jones' Year 2 outlook in 2025
With Johnson and Williams healthy and Kelvin Beachum re-signed, Jones is not a lock for the final roster. Beachum is the backup swing tackle, and the Cardinals will have a guard and a center as their seventh and eighth linemen, so he will be battling with all the other young linemen for he final one or maybe two spots.
He will only play this season if there are injuries, as was the case in 2024.
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