Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Buffalo
D.J. Jones
DT • 6'0" • Greenville, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D.J. Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
50
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
43
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ole Miss • Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
D.J. Jones built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive tackle from Greenville, SC wearing No. 93, spending time with Buffalo and Ole Miss. The clearest part of D.J. Jones' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 198
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
D.J. Jones, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss. D.J. Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 30
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
D.J. Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · DT
- Career Tackles
- 30
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Grosse Pointe South · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Grosse Pointe South · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 6 · Pick 14 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 93 · Class 2017
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 12 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 50.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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D.J. Jones played DT for Ole Miss and Buffalo. Across 3 tracked seasons, D.J. Jones recorded 30 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Ole Miss paired 9 primary output with 18.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ole Miss, Buffalo.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
18.8
Usage
5.4
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida State: 2. Wofford: 1. Alabama: 0. Georgia: 2. Memphis: 1. Arkansas: 0. LSU: 0. Auburn: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Texas A&M: 1. Vanderbilt: 2. Mississippi State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida State: 4 by 36.7. Wofford: 4 by 26.7. Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Georgia: 3 by 32.5. Arkansas: 2 by 8.3. LSU: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Southern: 3 by 12.5. Texas A&M: 4 by 26.7. Vanderbilt: 3 by 32.5. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Mississippi State | L 20-55 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ VanderbiltSplash game | L 17-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Texas A&M | W 29-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Georgia Southern | W 37-27 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Auburn | L 29-40 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | @ LSU | L 21-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Arkansas | L 30-34 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Memphis | W 48-28 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs GeorgiaSplash game | W 45-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Alabama | L 43-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Wofford | W 38-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/6 | @ Florida StateSplash game | L 34-45 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
D.J. Jones story
D.J. Jones built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive tackle from Greenville, SC wearing No. 93, spending time with Buffalo and Ole Miss. The clearest part of D.J. Jones' career was his defensive production: 30 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 12 career games in the available record. That gives D.J. Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ole Miss
2015-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Buffalo
2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 9 | 18.8 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | -9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Vanderbilt
Week 12 · L 17-38 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida State
Week 1 · L 34-45
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia
Week 4 · W 45-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas A&M
Week 11 · W 29-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Wofford
Week 2 · W 38-13
1
Havoc Plays
48.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss
9 primary output · 18.8 efficiency · 5.4 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Ole Miss
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Buffalo
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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