Sai'vion Jones
Jones at the 2025 Senior Bowl | |
| No. 95 – Denver Broncos | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive end |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 3, 2003[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 289 lb (131 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. James (Vacherie, Louisiana) |
| College | LSU (2021–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: 3rd round, 101st overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Sai'vion Jones (born July 3, 2003)[1] is an American professional football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Broncos in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life
Jones attended St. James High School in Vacherie, Louisiana.[2] As a junior, he had 103 tackles and 13 sacks and as a senior, he was the Class 3A MVP and Class 3A Outstanding Defensive Player after recording 75 tackles and 10 sacks.[3][4] He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.[5][6]
College career
As a true freshman at LSU in 2021, Jones played in 11 games and had three tackles. As a sophomore in 2022, he started three of 14 games and recorded 23 tackles and 4.5 sacks. He started all 13 games his junior year in 2023, finishing with 33 tackles and 2.5 sacks.[7] Jones returned to LSU for his senior year in 2024.[8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) |
280 lb (127 kg) |
33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.74 s | 1.59 s | 2.78 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) |
19 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Jones was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round (101st overall) in the 2025 NFL draft.[12] He made his NFL debut in Week 4 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
References
- ^ a b "Sai'vion Jones Defensive End - EDGE Broncos". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Singleton, Chris (May 4, 2020). "'It's his testimony': After surviving health scare as infant, St. James football player grows into top college recruit". Houma Today. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ Fambrough, Robin (August 26, 2020). "St. James DE, LSU commitment Sai'Vion Jones brings new meaning to term 'impact player'". The Advocate. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ Fambrough, Robin (January 21, 2021). "Madison Prep coach Landry Williams, St, James DE Sai'vion Jones help headline LSWA 3A squad". The Advocate. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ Kubena, Brooks (February 3, 2021). "Saivion Jones, four-star St. James defensive end, starts National Signing Day by signing with LSU". The Advocate. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ Guilbeau, Glenn (May 21, 2020). "LSU football gets commitment from Vacherie defensive end Saivion Jones". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ Riley, Koki (August 10, 2024). "For Sai'vion Jones and LSU football's defensive line, this season is all about the details". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ Nagy, Zack (August 10, 2024). "Breakout Candidate: LSU EDGE Sai'vion Jones Poised for Big-Time 2024 Campaign". SI.com. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ^ Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Sai'vion Jones Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "Sai'vion Jones College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "2025 LSU Football Pro Day". LSUSports.net. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ Evans, Luca (April 25, 2025). "LSU's Sai'vion Jones selected by Broncos with 101st pick in NFL draft". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 9, 2025.