Deion Jones ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Jones in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jones a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | 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% | |||||
| 2016 | 21–22 | ATL | 15 | — | 101 | 70 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 897 | 85.9% | 54 | 11.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 22–23 | ATL | 16 | — | 132 | 85 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,018 | 97.1% | 80 | 19.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23–24 | ATL | 6 | — | 51 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 384 | 87.0% | 21 | 12.2% | 31 | 23 | 0.7 | 75.9 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | ATL | 16 | — | 101 | 59 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 949 | 91.0% | 78 | 16.9% | 65 | 38 | 0.6 | 92.3 | 4.4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | ATL | 16 | — | 100 | 67 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,042 | 96.3% | 99 | 22.4% | 54 | 40 | 0.7 | 114.0 | 4.8 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | ATL | 16 | — | 123 | 73 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,071 | 97.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 84 | 66 | 0.8 | 115.5 | 2.6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 27–28 | CLE | 11 | — | 39 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 422 | 59.1% | — | 0.0% | 24 | 15 | 0.6 | 80.2 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 28–29 | CAR | 13 | — | 30 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 313 | 37.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 24 | 13 | 0.5 | 43.9 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 29–30 | TB | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 15 | 25.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 30–31 | TB | 17 | — | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 120 | 10.8% | 270 | 61.2% | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 99.1 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 128 | — | 705 | 438 | 267 | 50 | 24 | 12.0 | 86.0 | 13 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 6,216 | 72.2% | 625 | 18.0% | 289 | 200 | — | — | — | 33 | 11 | 10 | 171 | 58 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
151 career value over replacement — #645 all-time of 4,695. 16.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #52 (Rd 2) · ATL · 2016 · +22.4 vs expected KV-H
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