D.J. Jones is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Jones in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jones's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
D.J. Jones
Height6'0"
Weight305 lb
BornJan 19, 1995
Age31
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | ||||||
| 2017 | 22–23 | SF | 9 | — | 0.0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 147 | 21.9% | 43 | 17.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23–24 | SF | 10 | — | 0.0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 239 | 34.4% | 66 | 23.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.5% |
| 2019 | 24–25 | SF | 11 | — | 0.9 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% | 304 | 43.0% | 80 | 25.9% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 83.3 | -2.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.0% |
| 2020 | 25–26 | SF | 14 | — | 1.4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2% | 419 | 46.1% | 87 | 23.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 26–27 | SF | 17 | — | 0.2 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 550 | 50.5% | 141 | 31.3% | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 79.2 | -4.7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8.2% |
| 2022 | 27–28 | DEN | 15 | — | 1.7 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 560 | 55.0% | 31 | 7.5% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 118.7 | -4.5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10.5% |
| 2023 | 28–29 | DEN | 16 | — | 0.3 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 568 | 53.7% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | 77.1 | -6.5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.2% |
| 2024 | 29–30 | DEN | 17 | — | 0.0 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 465 | 40.0% | 32 | 6.5% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.7% |
| 2025 | 30–31 | DEN | 16 | — | 1.3 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 431 | 40.9% | 61 | 13.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.1% |
| 2026 | 31–32 | DEN | 7 | — | 0.0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 220 | 43.4% | 1 | 0.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 132 | — | 5.8 | 270 | 160 | 110 | 38 | 29 | 16.0 | 83.0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 47 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 21 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
62 career value over replacement — #1852 all-time of 4,806. 6.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #198 (Rd 6) · SF · 2017 · +32.1 vs expected KV-H
54actual
21.9 expected · Δ+32.1
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