Deion Jones Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 222 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- November 4, 1994 (29)
- Experience
- 9th Season
- Drafted
- 2016 / Rd. 2 / Pk. 52 (ATL)
- College
- LSU
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Deion Jones News
The Buffalo Bills signed linebacker Deion Jones and defensive lineman Dawuane Smoot on Friday, according to NFL.com. The team moved on from several veterans on both sides of the ball this offseason, so Jones and Smoot could compete for playing time in 2024. Jones, a former second-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, earned Pro Bowl honors in 2017, but he hasn't lived up to his breakout campaign. In 109 games with the Falcons, Browns, and Panthers, he has racked up 731 tackles, 12 sacks, five forced fumbles, and 13 interceptions. Smoot, a former Jaguars third-round pick, spent the first seven seasons of his career with Jacksonville and compiled 23.5 sacks through his first 99 games.
The Carolina Panthers released linebacker Deion Jones on Tuesday, according to a league source. Jones wasn't able to do enough this summer in training camp and the preseason after latching on with Carolina on a one-year deal in late July. He should be able to find work elsewhere for the 2023 regular season, but the 28-year-old just has fallen off since he was a Pro Bowler in his second NFL campaign with the Atlanta Falcons back in 2017. The former second-rounder in 2016 by the Falcons out of LSU has recorded 100-plus total tackles in five of his seven seasons. In 11 games (five starts) for the Cleveland Browns last year, Jones had 44 tackles (25 solo), 2.5 sacks, six tackles for loss, an interception and a forced fumble.
Former Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones is signing an undisclosed one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers on Monday, according to a source. Jones worked out with the team at training camp earlier on Monday and will return to the NFC South after spending the 2022 season with the Cleveland Browns. The 28-year-old made his only Pro Bowl in his second year in the league in 2017 with the Falcons and was once considered a premier linebacker after posting 100-plus total tackles in five of his first six seasons. Last year, he was only able to play in 11 games (five starts) for Cleveland due to a shoulder injury and finished with 44 tackles (25 solo), 2.5 sacks, an interception and a forced fumble. Jones is off the IDP radar after a decreased role last year, but he could carve out more playing time in Carolina in 2023.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
LS | Reid Ferguson |
K | Tyler Bass |
P | Sam Martin |
QB | Josh Allen |
RB | James Cook |
FB | Reggie Gilliam |
SWR | Khalil Shakir |
TE | Dawson Knox |
Dalton Kincaid | |
LT | Dion Dawkins |
Ryan Van Demark | |
LG | Connor McGovern |
RG | O'Cyrus Torrence |
Alec Anderson | |
RT | Spencer Brown |
LDE | Greg Rousseau |
LDT | Ed Oliver |
LOLB | Dorian Williams |
MLB | Terrel Bernard |
LCB | Rasul Douglas |
RCB | Christian Benford |
NB | Taron Johnson |