Denver Broncos · DT (DL) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Ole Miss (2017 Round 6, Pick 198)

D.J. Jones

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39.3

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #115 of 177 qualified DLs

Combined tackles: 166 solo · 10 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 13 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 21 forced fumble
Coverage: 1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 25231.5 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.048Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

D.J. Jones among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Anderson Jr.96.6
Allen95.5
Karlaftis94.1
Hutchinson92.8
Crosby92.7
Simmons92.2
Granderson91.4
Mafe91.1
Buckner90.4
Jones#11539.3

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed25% weight · Raw 0.46 → Shrunk 31.14

44thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption per game28% weight · Raw 0.01 → Shrunk 0.50

38thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game15% weight · Raw 0.05 → Shrunk 3.22

36thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed13% weight · Raw 1.2% → Shrunk 1.2%

33thpercentile

Sack rate per opponent pass play, regressed7% weight · Raw 0.3% → Shrunk 0.3%

30thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 2.9% → Shrunk 3.0%

30thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.048 → Shrunk −0.009

84thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for D.J. Jones. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 14, 2026	@ KC	L 10-31	1	0	0	0	0	0	39
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs JAX	W 20-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	25
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs LA	W 30-26	1	0	0	0	0	0	38
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ SF	L 14-24	3	2	0	0	1	1	35
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ LAC	W 23-17	4	1	1	1	1	0	29
Week 6	Oct 15, 2026	vs SEA	W 17-14	3	1	0	1	1	0	24
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ ARI	W 30-16	1	0	0	0	0	0	30
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs KC	W 28-24	2	1	0	0	0	0	32

College to the NFL: Ole Miss to Denver Broncos

Verified identity bridge linking D.J. Jones's college regular-season tackles at Ole Miss to official NFL game lines.

Ole Miss (College tackles)

302016

198198th pick
2017 Draft

DEN (NFL tackles)

102017

152018

192019

182020

502021

282022

402023

382024

382025

162026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 10 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	FF	Def. snaps
2017	SF	9	10	8	2	0	1	0	1	0	147
2018	SF	10	15	9	6	0	1	1	0	0	239
2019	SF	11	19	15	4	2	2	2	0	1	304
2020	SF	14	18	12	6	3	6	3	1	0	419
2021	SF	17	50	34	16	2	8	3	1	2	550
2022	DEN	15	28	16	12	2	2	4	6	0	560
2023	DEN	16	40	24	16	2	5	4	0	3	568
2024	DEN	17	38	17	21	1	1	3	3	0	465
2025	DEN	16	38	20	18	3	4	6	1	0	431
2026 (so far)	DEN	8	16	6	10	1	2	3	1	1	252

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D.J. Jones vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 39.3 vs. 96.6 D.J. Jones vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 39.3 vs. 95.5 D.J. Jones vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 39.3 vs. 94.1 D.J. Jones vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 39.3 vs. 92.8 D.J. Jones vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 39.3 vs. 92.7 D.J. Jones vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 39.3 vs. 92.2