▁North western ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁line back er ▁as ▁a ▁fresh man ▁and ▁had ▁only ▁ 6 ▁tack les ▁after ▁his ▁first ▁ 2 ▁seasons , ▁playing ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁on ▁special ▁teams . ▁As ▁a ▁junior , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 3 ▁games , ▁making ▁ 1 8 ▁tack les ▁( 1 4 ▁solo ) ▁and ▁one ▁s ack . ▁▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁st arter ▁at ▁line back er ▁as ▁a ▁fifth ▁year ▁senior , ▁playing ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁broken ▁right ▁thumb ▁and ▁his ▁hand ▁and ▁w rist ▁in ▁a ▁cast . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 3 ▁games ▁( 5 ▁starts ), ▁while ▁posting ▁ 4 3 ▁tack les , ▁ 2 ▁s acks , ▁ 2 ▁passes ▁def ensed , ▁ 3 . 5 ▁tack les ▁for ▁loss ▁and ▁one ▁f umble ▁recovery . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁college ▁career ▁after ▁appearing ▁in ▁ 3 7 ▁games ▁( 5 ▁starts ), ▁recording ▁ 7 0 ▁tack les ▁( 4 4 ▁solo ), ▁ 3 ▁s acks , ▁ 2 ▁passes ▁def ensed ▁and ▁one ▁f umble ▁recovery . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁Jones ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁an ▁und raft ed ▁free ▁agent ▁by ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁because ▁his ▁pro ▁day ▁work out ▁would ▁have ▁placed ▁him ▁near ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁line back ers ▁particip ating ▁at ▁the ▁NFL ▁Sc