Ernest Jones

Seattle Seahawks

Pos LB

Updated October 9, 2026

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Model Score

84.0 MODEL

2024

81.9

2025

83.1

2026

84.0

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

2023 tier 1 (#1) Rams STTM peak plus the South Carolina 3rd-round origin plus the trade-and-bounce-back trajectory puts Jones in the volatile mid-career LB class. The 2024-2025 tier 4-6 chapter post-trade confirms the structural ceiling is highly team-fit dependent. The 2026 question is whether Jones returns to tier 2 territory with Seattle or whether the 2023 peak was Rams-context-driven.

Jones came out of South Carolina as the Los Angeles Rams' 3rd-round pick (103rd overall) in 2021 and delivered a tier 1 (#1) STTM peak in 2023 with the Rams. He was traded to the Seattle Seahawks at the 2024 trade deadline. His STTM career runs tier 2 (#10) in 2021, tier 6 (#46) in 2022, tier 1 (#1) peak in 2023, tier 6 (#47) in 2024, and tier 4 (#25) in 2025 with Seattle.

Strengths

2023 tier 1 (#1) Rams STTM peak as a 3rd-round pick establishes the highest possible LB ceiling at peak.
South Carolina SEC 3rd-round origin plus five years of NFL development gives him real veteran market value.

Concerns

Career STTM volatility (tier 2 in 2021, tier 6 in 2022 and 2024, tier 1 in 2023, tier 4 in 2025) confirms the ceiling is highly team-fit and scheme dependent.
Seattle's broader defensive identity transition compresses the structural support around Jones's continued production.

What to watch: Whether Jones returns to tier 2 (top 15) in 2026 with Seattle, the threshold for confirming the 2023 ceiling can be recaptured.