Inside Linebacker · Seattle Seahawks

Ernest Jones

No. 13 · 6th season

Ernest Jones made the Top 100. The Dark Side noticed.

There is a list every player in the league pays attention to, even the ones who say they don't. The NFL Top 100 is voted on by the players themselves — so landing on it means your peers finally put your name down on paper.

Ernest Jones has been one of the quieter engines of his defense for a while now. Known inside the building as a leader of the Dark Side — the nickname players give to a defensive unit that takes real pride in that identity — he has built the kind of reputation that travels by word of mouth more than highlight reel.

Now the word is officially out. A first-time Top 100 selection is the league telling you that you've arrived in rooms where people actually watch film on you. That's a different kind of weight.

For a player whose standing has been built on trust and consistency, being recognized by the people across the line of scrimmage might be the most honest endorsement there is. What Jones does next with that attention is the story worth watching.

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