James Jones (defensive lineman)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}

{{other people||James Jones (disambiguation)}}

{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = James Jones

| image =

| position = Defensive tackle

| number = 96, 93, 97, 98

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|2|6|mf=y}}

| death_date =

| draftyear = 1991

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 57

| high_school = Davenport Central (IA)

| college = Northern Iowa

| pastteams =

• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1991|1994}})
• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1995}})
• Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|1996|1998}})
• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1999|2000}})

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 373

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 37.0

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr =

| birth_place = Davenport, Iowa, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| weight_lb = 295

| height_in = 2

}}

James Alfie Jones (born February 6, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northern Iowa. Jones was selected in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played ten professional seasons as a defensive tackle for four teams from 1991 to 2000. Jones never missed a game in his 10-year career.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929123953/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JONESJAM03 James Jones Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com]}}

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 1 3/8

| weight = 299

| dash = 5.19

| ten split = 1.79

| twenty split = 2.99

| shuttle = 4.61

| cone drill =

| vertical = 27.5

| broad ft = 8

| broad in = 4

| bench = 25

| arm span = 32 1/2

| hand span = 9 3/4

| wonderlic =

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=25056 |title=James Jones, Combine Results, DT - Northern Iowa |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=June 20, 2022}}

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