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Longhorns Profile Snapshot: No. 36 Jacoby Jones

LonghornsWire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas roster. Today, we will be looking at senior DE Jacoby Jones.

Going into the 2020 football season, LonghornsWire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas roster.

Over the summer, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Tom Herman this season.

Today, we will be looking at senior defensive lineman Jacoby Jones.

Jacoby Jones, Defensive line

Height: 6-4 / Weight: 265

Class: Senior

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

High School: McCluer North

JUCO ranking (247Sports): Three-star / No. 32 overall / No. 2 position / No. 6 in-state

JUCO ranking (Rivals): Four-star / No. 16 overall

Analysis: A junior college transfer, Jacoby Jones came from Butler Community College in Kansas. Choosing Texas over Oklahoma, the Longhorns have gotten a good rotational piece out of Jones.

In his one season for Tom Herman, the 6-4 265 pound defensive end produced 14 tackles and one forced fumble in 11 games. His best game of the season came in the opener against Louisiana Tech, forcing the fumble and logging four tackles.

With players such as Ta’Quon Graham and Marquez Bimage ahead of him, Jones Jones is expected to play the same role. The Longhorns are moving to a four man front, so his playing time could see an increase in playing time. A position which needs to improve, Jones will provide great depth for Chris Ash.

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Best Ravens moments of the last decade

With a new year underway, we here at Ravens Wire take a look back at the last decade to find some of the most meaningful franchise moments

The big ball has dropped, confetti has rained from the sky and final kisses with loved ones were had to signify the 2010s are officially over. It’s been a great decade for the Baltimore Ravens, who have won 98 regular-season games, made the postseason six times and won Super Bowl XLVII. But there have been many defining moments in Ravens history over this last decade and plenty of key memories for fans.

To help ring in the new decade, we here at Ravens Wire take a quick look at the best moments for Baltimore over the last one.

Matthew Stevens:

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Joe Flacco’s historic playoff run

Fans might not remember it now but the Ravens were not exactly known for great quarterback play prior to Flacco. They had gone through a list of names even the most diehard of fans would be hard-pressed to remember. From Tony Banks to Jeff Blake and Stoney Case, it was rough sledding for Baltimore until Flacco was drafted in 2008.

But even leading up to their Super Bowl run in 2012, most pundits were still doubtful Flacco could even be a consistently mediocre quarterback, much less an “elite” one. So it felt like beautiful vindication when Flacco heated up in the postseason to put together a historically impressive run.

Over three games in the playoffs, Flacco threw for 853 yards, eight touchdowns and no interceptions to get the Ravens into Super Bowl XLVII. There against the San Francisco 49ers, Flacco threw for another 287 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions to win the Super Bowl MVP.

While Flacco had put together an amazing number of wins in his career prior to this playoff run, it was still too easy for pundits to take credit from Baltimore’s quarterback and place it on their defense or the whole team. But his 11 touchdowns and no interceptions tied NFL great Joe Montana for postseason stats, which couldn’t be ignored or brushed away. For at least a little while, Flacco was legitimately the league’s best quarterback.

Though some fans have been quick to dismiss Flacco’s meaning to the franchise with Lamar Jackson’s emergence, this was a key moment in Baltimore’s franchise history and put them on a road to continued success.

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