MrNathanDrake
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I'd say that jones has already surpassed JPP, but to be fair those comparisons were made when JPP was coming off of his monster year, so saying that JPP was his ceiling was pretty much the ultimate compliment.
I think it was an apt comparison- both freak athletes with inhuman length, a ton of burst, and deceptive strength that let them play as a penetrating DT or an edge rusher. Now we just have to hope that Jones is better at staying healthy than JPP has been.
Many said Jones would be a "poor mans JPP" which means they thought he was a similar type of player but didn't have the same elite potential.
JPP had 16.5 sacks and 86 tackles in his best year. Looking at Chandler right now, I think its fair to say he could reach those same numbers or even surpass them sometime in his career. Possibly this year. Jones is going from being "pretty good" last year to being an elite game changer and potential All Pro.