Sai'vion Jones
 Jones at the 2025 Senior Bowl | |||||
| No. 95 – Denver Broncos | |||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||
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| Born | July 3, 2003[1] | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 289 lb (131 kg) | ||||
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| High school | St. James (Vacherie, Louisiana) | ||||
| College | LSU (2021–2024) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2025: 3rd round, 101st overall pick | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||
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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
When Jones was two months old, he was diagnosed with laryngomalacia, a breathing disorder caused by tissue above the vocal chords partially blocking the airway.[2] The condition was severe enough that he needed a tracheotomy tube inserted in his windpipe to breathe properly.[2] One day, after a babysitter noticed that Jones had pulled the tube out of his neck, he was rushed to the hospital where he flatlined two times but was resuscitated after both.[2] Following the incident, Jones spent the first year of his life hooked up to a heart monitor and oxygen machine.[2] Up until middle school, Jones required speech therapy and would only speak to certain people.[2]
Jones attended and played high school football at St. James High School in Vacherie, Louisiana.[3] 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.[4][5] Jones became to the first defensive lineman to receive the Sportsline Player of the Year award.[6] He later committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.[7][8]
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.[9] Jones returned to LSU for his senior year in 2024.[10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 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) | 6 ft 10+3⁄8 in (2.09 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[11][12][13] | ||||||||||||
Jones was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round (101st overall) in the 2025 NFL draft.[14] He made his NFL debut in Week 4 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Personal life
Jones has had a longtime fascination with bearded dragons, keeping them as pets and bringing them with him during his day-to-day activities.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Sai'vion Jones Defensive End - EDGE Broncos". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Evans, Luca (July 5, 2026). "Why Broncos need quietly blooming defensive lineman Sai'vion Jones to 'show up' in 2026". The Denver Post. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Chrisman, Spencer (March 16, 2021). "Saivion Jones becomes first lineman to win Sportsline Player of the Year". WAFB. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ 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.