As part of their push to make the playoffs, the Ravens want to ramp up their interior pressure on opposing quarterbacks.
Pro Bowl defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike suffered a season-ending neck injury in September, taking away Baltimore's best interior pass rusher. Defensive tackle Broderick Washington Jr. is also on injured reserve.
The Ravens believe Jones' presence will create mismatches that work in their favor.
"The good thing about versatility is we can hunt matchups," Defensive Coordinator Zach Orr said. "I anticipate he'll line up more in the interior for us than he did in Tennessee."
Jones played 284 snaps at defensive tackle for the Seahawks in 2023. He played just eight snaps there in nine games for the Titans this season.
Jones is also a physical rusher and had 4.5 sacks in his last four games with Tennessee. While Jones was primarily an edge rusher for the Titans, he [described himself as “physical as hell”](https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/dremont-jones-kill-be-killed-physical-new-addition-week-10-ravens-vikings) on Wednesday. Orr wants to utilize Jones' ability to bring pressure from inside.
"I definitely believe that interior pressure is everything when it comes to pressuring the quarterback," Orr said. "You can win clean on the edge, but if the quarterback is able to step up, the rush on the edge means nothing. You ask any quarterback in the league, they don't like when the pocket's getting pushed in their face and they can't step up and move around.
"Interior pressure is key, and that was a key that Madubuike was able to do for us. He wreaked so much havoc pushing the pocket, causing disruption. Dre'Mont's going to be able to add to that for us."
Veteran outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy said Jones will be "very valuable."
"He can literally play every spot," Van Noy said. "I think that's huge being a piece in this defense that is getting to the point where it's positionless and you can put guys wherever and get the job done."