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D.J. Jones

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D.J. Jones recorded 114 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

2.3

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

114

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to D.J. Jones's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship

NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 25, 2026

6 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Denver Broncos vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2025

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

San Francisco 49ers vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 16, 2022

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

LOS ANGELESRAMS

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Conference Championship · Jan 30, 2022

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

GREEN BAYPACKERS

San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers

Divisional Round · Jan 22, 2022

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from D.J. Jones's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

ARIZONACARDINALS

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 7, 2021

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1.5 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 quarterback hits

Conference Championship

NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 25, 2026

6 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

LOS ANGELESCHARGERS

Los Angeles Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2023

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped D.J. Jones's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2015–present

Christian McCaffrey

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2016–present

Patrick Surtain II

A champion defense waits for offensive continuity

Denver Broncos · The quarterback carousel

The defense remained capable after Manning retired, but repeated quarterback and coaching changes turned the search for a successor into the era's central story.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons114 career games158 career solo tackles15 career sacksCollege: Mississippi; East Mississippi JCDrafted by: SFDraft pick: 198Jersey: 935 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2017Most recent: Oct 4, 2026

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history