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Rulon Kent Jones (born March 25, 1958 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a retired American football defensive end.

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Rulon Jones

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Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1958-03-25) March 25, 1958 (age 64) Salt Lake City, Utah
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
College:	Utah State
NFL Draft:	1980 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42
Career history
Denver Broncos (1980–1988)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (1986) Second-team All-Pro (1985) 2× Pro Bowl (1985, 1986) PFWA All-Rookie Team (1980) UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year (1986)
Career NFL statistics
Games: 129 Sacks: 73.5 Fumble recoveries: 10 Safeties: 3 Defensive touchdowns: 1
Player stats at PFR

Jones was drafted out of the Utah State University in the 1980 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. He played his entire career in Denver. During his career, Jones played in 129 games and recorded 52.5 official quarterback sacks. Sacks were an unofficial statistic in his first two seasons, when he had 11+1⁄2 in 1980 and 9+1⁄2 in 1981.

During the 1986 season, he was named the UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year on defense.

Rulon Davis was named after Jones and would also go on to play with the Broncos in the 2000s.[1] Jones retired after the 1988 season.

Personal

Jones now lives in Firth, Idaho with his wife, Kathy.

References

External links

• Career stats
• Career stats

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