2023 Football Roster
Roster
Jones, Steven

Jersey Number 74
Steven Jones
- Position:
- Offensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 340
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Temecula, Calif.
- High School:
- Chaparall HS
Bio
As A Senior (2023)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
» Associated Press All-Pac-12 first team
» Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team
Started all 14 games at right guard for an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed for the second year in a row … UO also tied for third in the nation with just 44.0 tackles for loss allowed … Helped anchor a UO attack that led the nation in passing offense (346.9 YPG) while ranking second in scoring offense (44.2 PPG), second in total offense (531.4 YPG) and 30th in rushing offense (184.5 YPG) … Ranked fifth among all FBS offensive linemen and second among all guards with a stellar 90.8 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus … Allowed zero sacks and just seven total pressures in 420 pass-blocking opportunities while playing 735 total offensive snaps, according to PFF … Allowed zero pressures in nine of 14 games played … Earned a pass-blocking grade of 80.0 or better in 10 of 14 games … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Received season-best overall (78.9) and run-blocking (81.7) grades from PFF in the season opener while helping UO rush for a season-high 348 yards and set the modern-day program record for points with 81 … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Allowed zero pressures while earning an 84.8 pass-blocking grade from PFF … at Stanford (Sept. 30): First of four straight games with a PFF pass-blocking grade of 80.0 or better, earning an 84.6 … vs. USC (Nov. 11): Received an 83.1 pass-blocking grade from PFF to start another streak of four straight games of 80.0 or better … vs. No. 16 Oregon State (Nov. 24): Impressed with a season-best 88.3 pass-blocking grade from PFF and zero pressures allowed in final game at Autzen Stadium … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Surrendered zero pressures and earned an 86.5 pass-blocking grade from PFF in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
As A Junior (2022)
Played in five games for the Ducks while making four starts … Started the first two games of the season at right guard before missing the next eight due to injury … Returned to action against Utah (Nov. 19) and started the final two games of the season at right guard … Played 259 total offensive snaps, with 253 coming at right guard … Allowed just five total pressures in 135 pass-blocking opportunities, according to Pro Football Focus … Contributed on an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed, the fewest allowed by a non-triple option team in a full season since 2015 … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Started at left guard and played 38 snaps, earning a season-best 83.3 pass-blocking grade from PFF … Helped the Ducks amass a season-high 604 total yards and set a program record with 40 first downs … vs. No. 9 Utah (Nov. 19): Returned from injury to play 41 offensive snaps off the bench in Oregon’s top-10 home win … at No. 21 Oregon State (Nov. 26): Allowed just one pressure while earning a 78.3 pass-blocking grade from PFF in the regular-season finale … vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28): Did not allow a pressure in Oregon’s Holiday Bowl victory.
As A Redshirt Sophomore (2021)
Started all 13 games he played for the Ducks, missing one due to injury … Started four games at right tackle before starting the final nine at right guard … Played 781 total offensive snaps, with 556 at RG and 225 at RT … A key contributor on an Oregon offense that ranked in the top 25 nationally with 202.26 rushing yards per game and tied for sixth with 36 rushing touchdowns … Helped UO rush for 200 or more yards seven times, headlined by back-to-back 300-plus yard games against Washington and Washington State … According to Pro Football Focus, allowed just three sacks and 16 pressures in 404 total pass-blocking snaps … at Stanford (Oct. 2): Earned a season-high 83.9 pass-blocking grade from PFF … vs. California (Oct. 15): Made his first start at right guard of the season … at UCLA (Oct. 23): Helped pave the way for five rushing touchdowns … vs. Colorado (Oct. 30): Blocked as Oregon ran for 256 yards and four scores … at Washington (Nov. 6): Helped UO rush for 329 yards, the program’s most since 2018 … vs. Washington State (Nov. 13): Earned his best overall grade of the season (69.9) from PFF as the Ducks rushed for 306 yards and four touchdowns, notching 300-plus rush yards in back-to-back games for the first time since 2017.
As A Redshirt Sophomore (2020)
Appeared in all seven games for the Ducks in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, starting at right tackle in the Fiesta Bowl vs. Iowa State (Jan. 2) … Played 290 offensive snaps, pass-blocking on 152 … Played 235 snaps at left tackle, 47 at right tackle, and eight at right guard … Finished as Oregon’s fourth-highest graded offensive player by Pro Football Focus (PFF) and second-highest offensive lineman at 72.2 … Second-highest graded UO offensive lineman in both pass-blocking (73.3) and run-blocking (70.0) … Allowed just two sacks and eight total pressures all season … vs. Stanford (Nov. 7): Helped Oregon earn Offensive Line of the Week honors from PFF by earning a season-best 85.6 pass-blocking grade … at Washington State (Nov. 14): Earned season-high grades both overall (86.2) and in run blocking (81.8).
As A Sophomore (2019)
Utilized a redshirt … Played a total of 63 snaps in four games … Had a pair of knockdowns … Saw snaps at left tackle and right guard.
As A Freshman (2018)
Played in five games … Made first career start at left tackle at Utah (Nov. 10) … All 107 snaps played were at left tackle … Graded out as the No. 1 tackle in the Pac-12 following the win over UCLA (Nov. 3) with a grade of 83.9 by Pro Football Focus … Did not commit a penalty or allow a sack … Had an overall grade of 79.2 for the season.
High School
Signed during December early signing period … Consensus four-star and top 300 prospect in the class by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Tabbed the No. 198 overall prospect and No. 8 offensive guard by Rivals … Top offensive guard in the state of California by ESPN and Rivals … Ranked the No. 14 offensive guard and No. 273 in the ESPN300 … Also pegged as the No. 14 offensive guard and No. 290 prospect by 247Sports … Had a ranking of No. 246 and the No. 10 offensive guard in the 247Sports composite rating … Named first-team All-Southwestern League as a senior … Helped open holes for a Chaparral offense that averaged 205.7 rushing yards per game and surpassed 200 yards six times … Earned first-team All-Southwestern League honors as a junior … Paved the way for a running game that averaged 177.1 yards per game and went over 100 rushing yards in eight games … Chose Oregon over Boise State, California, Colorado, Iowa State, Louisville, San Diego State, TCU, UCLA, UNLV, Utah, Washington and Washington State.
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
» Associated Press All-Pac-12 first team
» Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team
Started all 14 games at right guard for an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed for the second year in a row … UO also tied for third in the nation with just 44.0 tackles for loss allowed … Helped anchor a UO attack that led the nation in passing offense (346.9 YPG) while ranking second in scoring offense (44.2 PPG), second in total offense (531.4 YPG) and 30th in rushing offense (184.5 YPG) … Ranked fifth among all FBS offensive linemen and second among all guards with a stellar 90.8 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus … Allowed zero sacks and just seven total pressures in 420 pass-blocking opportunities while playing 735 total offensive snaps, according to PFF … Allowed zero pressures in nine of 14 games played … Earned a pass-blocking grade of 80.0 or better in 10 of 14 games … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Received season-best overall (78.9) and run-blocking (81.7) grades from PFF in the season opener while helping UO rush for a season-high 348 yards and set the modern-day program record for points with 81 … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Allowed zero pressures while earning an 84.8 pass-blocking grade from PFF … at Stanford (Sept. 30): First of four straight games with a PFF pass-blocking grade of 80.0 or better, earning an 84.6 … vs. USC (Nov. 11): Received an 83.1 pass-blocking grade from PFF to start another streak of four straight games of 80.0 or better … vs. No. 16 Oregon State (Nov. 24): Impressed with a season-best 88.3 pass-blocking grade from PFF and zero pressures allowed in final game at Autzen Stadium … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Surrendered zero pressures and earned an 86.5 pass-blocking grade from PFF in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
As A Junior (2022)
Played in five games for the Ducks while making four starts … Started the first two games of the season at right guard before missing the next eight due to injury … Returned to action against Utah (Nov. 19) and started the final two games of the season at right guard … Played 259 total offensive snaps, with 253 coming at right guard … Allowed just five total pressures in 135 pass-blocking opportunities, according to Pro Football Focus … Contributed on an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed, the fewest allowed by a non-triple option team in a full season since 2015 … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Started at left guard and played 38 snaps, earning a season-best 83.3 pass-blocking grade from PFF … Helped the Ducks amass a season-high 604 total yards and set a program record with 40 first downs … vs. No. 9 Utah (Nov. 19): Returned from injury to play 41 offensive snaps off the bench in Oregon’s top-10 home win … at No. 21 Oregon State (Nov. 26): Allowed just one pressure while earning a 78.3 pass-blocking grade from PFF in the regular-season finale … vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28): Did not allow a pressure in Oregon’s Holiday Bowl victory.
As A Redshirt Sophomore (2021)
Started all 13 games he played for the Ducks, missing one due to injury … Started four games at right tackle before starting the final nine at right guard … Played 781 total offensive snaps, with 556 at RG and 225 at RT … A key contributor on an Oregon offense that ranked in the top 25 nationally with 202.26 rushing yards per game and tied for sixth with 36 rushing touchdowns … Helped UO rush for 200 or more yards seven times, headlined by back-to-back 300-plus yard games against Washington and Washington State … According to Pro Football Focus, allowed just three sacks and 16 pressures in 404 total pass-blocking snaps … at Stanford (Oct. 2): Earned a season-high 83.9 pass-blocking grade from PFF … vs. California (Oct. 15): Made his first start at right guard of the season … at UCLA (Oct. 23): Helped pave the way for five rushing touchdowns … vs. Colorado (Oct. 30): Blocked as Oregon ran for 256 yards and four scores … at Washington (Nov. 6): Helped UO rush for 329 yards, the program’s most since 2018 … vs. Washington State (Nov. 13): Earned his best overall grade of the season (69.9) from PFF as the Ducks rushed for 306 yards and four touchdowns, notching 300-plus rush yards in back-to-back games for the first time since 2017.
As A Redshirt Sophomore (2020)
Appeared in all seven games for the Ducks in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, starting at right tackle in the Fiesta Bowl vs. Iowa State (Jan. 2) … Played 290 offensive snaps, pass-blocking on 152 … Played 235 snaps at left tackle, 47 at right tackle, and eight at right guard … Finished as Oregon’s fourth-highest graded offensive player by Pro Football Focus (PFF) and second-highest offensive lineman at 72.2 … Second-highest graded UO offensive lineman in both pass-blocking (73.3) and run-blocking (70.0) … Allowed just two sacks and eight total pressures all season … vs. Stanford (Nov. 7): Helped Oregon earn Offensive Line of the Week honors from PFF by earning a season-best 85.6 pass-blocking grade … at Washington State (Nov. 14): Earned season-high grades both overall (86.2) and in run blocking (81.8).
As A Sophomore (2019)
Utilized a redshirt … Played a total of 63 snaps in four games … Had a pair of knockdowns … Saw snaps at left tackle and right guard.
As A Freshman (2018)
Played in five games … Made first career start at left tackle at Utah (Nov. 10) … All 107 snaps played were at left tackle … Graded out as the No. 1 tackle in the Pac-12 following the win over UCLA (Nov. 3) with a grade of 83.9 by Pro Football Focus … Did not commit a penalty or allow a sack … Had an overall grade of 79.2 for the season.
High School
Signed during December early signing period … Consensus four-star and top 300 prospect in the class by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Tabbed the No. 198 overall prospect and No. 8 offensive guard by Rivals … Top offensive guard in the state of California by ESPN and Rivals … Ranked the No. 14 offensive guard and No. 273 in the ESPN300 … Also pegged as the No. 14 offensive guard and No. 290 prospect by 247Sports … Had a ranking of No. 246 and the No. 10 offensive guard in the 247Sports composite rating … Named first-team All-Southwestern League as a senior … Helped open holes for a Chaparral offense that averaged 205.7 rushing yards per game and surpassed 200 yards six times … Earned first-team All-Southwestern League honors as a junior … Paved the way for a running game that averaged 177.1 yards per game and went over 100 rushing yards in eight games … Chose Oregon over Boise State, California, Colorado, Iowa State, Louisville, San Diego State, TCU, UCLA, UNLV, Utah, Washington and Washington State.
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