Seahawks sign undrafted free agent who could anchor their defensive line after NFL Rookie Minicamp tryout

Buddha Jones, DT Troy

Without diving into too much detail concerning defensive line technique, in short, Buddha Jones played most of his snaps for Troy at true nose tackle. He would line up right over the center (or just inside the shoulder of offensive guards) on more than two thirds of his snaps over the last two years, and dominated in that specific role.

He would quite often be assigned to play a "two-gap" role where he could light up run plays designed to go to either side of the center. Thanks to his incredible strength and technique, Jones would often throw around opposing centers and guards as he absolutely wrecked the middle of opposing offensive lines. Jones wasn't much of a pass rushing force due to how he was asked to play the position, anchoring the entire defensive front, but he was a force against the run. Jones missed just one tackle in his final 17 career games, stopping runs for neutral or negative plays every week. That kind of player is perfect for the Seahawks.

Buddha Jones' fit with the Seahawks defensive line

The Seahawks don't really have a true nose tackle who fits well playing two gaps on the entire roster. Jarran Reed can if he needs to, but he performs best paired up with another interior tackle working the opposite "b-gap" between the guard and tackle. Johnathan Hankins (who just signed this spring) can too, and might be best served in that role when the Seahawks want to go with an odd-front defensive line. However, he's already 32 years old and has missed at least three games in each of the last three seasons.

Buddha Jones could legitimately earn a spot as the Seahawks' primary odd-front nose tackle, or perhaps at least make the active roster as a rotational defensive lineman right away given their lack of depth in his particularly unique skill set.

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And if you want to watch some Buddha Jones tape to see how he could potentially one day anchor the defensive line for the Seahawks you can check out the video below!