D.J. Jones

DL · DEN · Active

Age 31College Mississippi; East Mississippi JCDepth NT #1

Cumulative season CFI40.8#93 of 126 · same-position season grade

Weekly CFI · Week 261.2#31 of 112 · same-position weekly grade

Predictive CFI · vs LA44.8Week 3 · experimental projection · low confidence

How this is estimated

Experimental DT projection: qualified current-season grades from the previous four weeks, weighted by snaps and recency and regressed toward 50. Opponent unit pass and run performance adjusts the estimate by at most four points. Limited game history; low confidence.

Next matchup

Current schedule and opponent context

Week 3

Home · 2026-09-27 · 8:20 PMDEN vs LAEmpower Field at Mile High · 75°F · 8 mph wind · Mostly Cloudy

Matchup rank#18#1 is the easiest opposing offense by EPA/play

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context

D.J. JonesZach Sieler · comparableVita Vea · comparableKentavius Street · comparable

Zach SielerMIA · 40.8 CFI Vita VeaTB · 40.6 CFI Kentavius StreetCHI · 40.5 CFI

Weekly CFI history

Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.

Week	Weekly CFI	Rank	Qualified players	Volume
1	27.7	#83	94	39
2	61.2	#31	112	25

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Performance · 2026

Advanced efficiency

defense

Pressure rate: 8%
Pass rush win rate: 8.7%
Run stop rate: 2.56%
Sacks / pass rush: 0%
Hits / pass rush: 0%
Hurries / pass rush: 8%
Missed tackle rate: 66.67%
Defensive grade: 40.37
Pass rush grade: 61.64
Run defense grade: 38.38
Pressures: 2
Charted sacks: 0
Charted QB hits: 0
QB hurries: 2
Batted passes: 0
Run stops: 1
Charted solo tackles: 1
Charted assists: 0
Missed tackles: 2
Defensive snaps: 64
Pass rush snaps: 25
Run defense snaps: 39

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFootball Index (CFI) #93 of 12640.8

Same-position rank: #93 of 126. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

Weekly game log

Week	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
1	0	1	0	0	6.7%	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	1	0	0	10%	0	0	0	0	0

Home and away

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
HomeSmall sample	1	1	1	0	0	10%	0	0	0	0	0
AwaySmall sample	1	0	1	0	0	6.7%	0	0	0	0	0

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
OutdoorSmall sample	2	1	2	0	0	8%	0	0	0	0	0

Temperature

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
70°F and aboveSmall sample	2	1	2	0	0	8%	0	0	0	0	0

Wind

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
10 mph and aboveSmall sample	2	1	2	0	0	8%	0	0	0	0	0

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

Opponent	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended	Last meeting
CAR	4	8	10	1	1	—	0	0	1	0	2024-10-27
SEA	9	18	29	1	3	—	2	0	2	2	2024-09-08
LA	7	8	12	1	1	—	0	0	2	1	2022-12-25
ARI	7	13	18	3	3	—	0	0	4	2	2022-12-18
IND	5	5	13	1	1	—	0	1	1	0	2025-09-14
WAS	3	3	5	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	2025-11-30
DAL	3	6	8	0	0	—	0	0	1	0	2025-10-26
PHI	4	6	6	1	1	—	0	0	2	0	2025-10-05
NYG	4	2	4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	2025-10-19
MIN	3	5	10	0	1	—	1	0	0	0	2023-11-19
DET	3	3	4	1	1	—	0	0	2	0	2023-12-16
KC	8	7	15	1	1	6.7%	0	0	1	0	2026-09-14
LAC	8	6	17	1	1	—	1	0	2	1	2026-01-04
LV	8	8	19	1.5	3	—	0	0	2	3	2025-11-06
DENSmall sample	1	1	4	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	2018-12-09
CHI	3	9	12	0	1	—	0	0	1	0	2023-10-01
TBSmall sample	2	1	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	2024-09-22
CIN	4	3	9	0.5	1	—	0	0	0	0	2025-09-29
PITSmall sample	2	5	6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	2024-09-15
CLE	3	1	5	0	0	—	0	1	0	1	2024-12-02
GB	5	5	10	0	0	—	0	0	2	0	2025-12-14
BAL	3	1	6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	2024-11-03
NO	3	2	4	0	0	—	1	0	1	0	2024-10-17
NYJ	5	5	12	0	0	—	0	0	1	0	2025-10-12
MIASmall sample	2	2	4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	2023-09-24
NESmall sample	2	3	6	1	1	—	1	1	1	0	2023-12-24
BUFSmall sample	2	2	4	0	0	—	0	0	1	0	2023-11-13
JAX	4	6	12	1	2	10%	0	0	0	1	2026-09-20
ATLSmall sample	2	3	6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	2024-11-17
TEN	3	5	7	0	2	—	0	0	1	1	2025-09-07
HOU	4	4	10	0	0	—	0	0	2	0	2025-11-02
SFSmall sample	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	1	2022-09-25

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

Season	Week	Opponent	Site	Environment	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2026	1	KC	Away	Outdoor · 91°	0	1	0	0	6.7%	0	0	0	0	0
2026	2	JAX	Home	Outdoor · 73°	1	1	0	0	10%	0	0	0	0	0

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

Season	Team	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2017	SF	9	8	10	0	0	—	0	0	1	1
2018	SF	10	9	17	0	1	—	0	0	1	0
2019	SF	11	15	23	2	2	—	1	0	2	0
2020	SF	14	12	20	3	3	—	0	0	6	1
2021	SF	17	34	56	2	3	—	2	0	8	1
2022	DEN	15	16	34	2	4	—	0	0	2	6
2023	DEN	16	24	46	2	4	—	3	2	5	0
2024	DEN	17	17	42	1	3	—	0	1	1	3
2025	DEN	16	20	39	3	6	—	0	0	4	1
2026	DEN	2	1	2	0	0	8%	0	0	0	0
Career	All teams	127	156	289	15	26	8%	6	3	30	13

Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.