Deion Jones is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU) and was selected by Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
On December 8, 2015, it was announced that Jones had accepted his invitation to play in the 2016 Senior Bowl. On January 30, 2016, Jones played in the Reese’s Senior Bowl and recorded six combined tackles as part of Jacksonville Jaguars’ head coach Gus Bradley’s South team that defeated the North 27–16.
In Week 7, Jones registered 15 tackles, three tackles for loss, and a sack in a 30-28 win over the Dolphins, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week. On September 1, 2022, Jones was placed on injured reserve. On October 10, 2022, the Falcons traded Jones and the 2024 NFL Draft seventh-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for a 2024 sixth-round pick.
Deion Jones Age
27 years
Deion Jones Height
1.85 m
Deion Jones 40 Time
4.38 s
Deion Jones PFF
Missed Tackles: lock-solid
Solo Tackles: 0
Deion Jones Contract
Deion Jones signed a 4 year, $57,000,000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including a $11,000,000 signing bonus, $34,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $14,250,000. In 2022, Jones will earn a base salary of $823,333 and a roster bonus of $470,588, while carrying a cap hit of $1,293,921 and a dead cap value of $1,120,000.
Deion Jones Salary
In 2022, Jones will earn a base salary of $823,333.
Deion Jones Stats
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2016 | ATL | 15 | 13 | 108 | 75 | 33 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | 165 | 55.0 | 90T | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 138 | 91 | 47 | 1.0 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | ATL | 6 | 6 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 110 | 68 | 42 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27T | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 106 | 73 | 33 | 4.5 | 6 | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 67T | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 137 | 87 | 50 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 85 | 83 | 652 | 428 | 224 | 8.5 | 44 | 11 | 379 | 34.5 | 90T | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2016 | ATL | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | ATL | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 0.0 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Deion Jones Injury
The Atlanta Falcons placed linebacker Deion Jones on injured reserve Thursday, a little over a week after he returned to practice.