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Former Ohio State Defensive Tackle Dre'Mont Jones Named NFL Defensive Player of the Week

Dre'Mont Jones is making some noise in his rookie season.

The former Buckeye defensive tackle had the best game of his young NFL career this week, and he was rewarded with NFL Defensive Player of the Week Honors.

HOLY SHIT, this is a great way to wake this fine Friday https://t.co/ijuCcOTdWO

— Dre'Mont Jones (@TheOfficial_80) December 27, 2019

Jones lived in the backfield during the Broncos' 27-17 win over the Lions, finishing with 2.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and three quarterback hits. Entering the game, Jones had just one sack, one tackle for loss and two quarterback hits in the entire season.