Jones played junior hockey for the
Portland Winterhawks of the
Western Hockey League (WHL) and the
United States National Team Development Program in the
United States Hockey League (USHL). He was selected in the 2015 NHL Draft in the 4th round by the
Edmonton Oilers and signed an entry-level contract with them on April 7, 2016. Jones continued with the Winterhawks for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, though he did get called up for three games with the Oilers' farm team, the
Bakersfield Condors of the
American Hockey League (AHL), in 2015–16. Jones played the full 2017–18 season with the Condors, returning to their lineup for the 2018–19 season. Jones was called up by the Oilers on December 12, 2018, following an injury to
Oscar Klefbom. He made his NHL debut on December 14 against the
Philadelphia Flyers. On July 12, 2021, Jones was traded by the Oilers to the
Chicago Blackhawks, along with a conditional third-round pick in
2022, in exchange for
Duncan Keith and
Tim Söderlund. After becoming an
unrestricted free agent following the
2022–23 NHL season, Jones left the Blackhawks and was signed to a one-year, $775,000 contract with the
Carolina Hurricanes on August 10, 2023. Before playing a regular-season game for Carolina, however, Jones was traded to the
Colorado Avalanche on October 10, in exchange for
Callahan Burke. Due to Carolina's lack of an AHL affiliate for the
2023–24 season, Jones had already been assigned to the Avalanche's AHL affiliate
Colorado Eagles the day before the trade. After a lone season with the Avalanche, Jones left the club as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract for the season with the
Los Angeles Kings on July 5, 2024. Jones began the season with the Kings, going scoreless through 6 appearances, before splitting the season with AHL, affiliate the
Ontario Reign. As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Kings, Jones was signed to a two-year, $1.8 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1, 2025. Jones was suspended for 20 games without pay on February 4, 2026, for violating the
NHL and
NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. Jones was serving on the Penguins' roster and
injured reserve at the time of the announcement, having also played for their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. ==Personal life==