Brandon Jones
Denver BroncosUNDERPAIDModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 14 games
Draft & College
He went earlier than consensus.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
Back-to-back tier 2 finishes (#10, #15) in 2024-2025 with Denver after four years of career tier 6-8 finishes in Miami puts Jones in the rare change-of-scenery elite breakout S class. The Texas Big 12 3rd-round origin plus the Vance Joseph defensive scheme appear to be the catalysts. The 2026 question is whether Jones earns his first Pro Bowl plus holds tier 2 territory or whether the back-to-back peaks were scheme-driven.
Jones came out of Texas as the Miami Dolphins' 3rd-round pick (70th overall) in 2020. He spent four years in Miami before signing with the Denver Broncos in 2024 free agency. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#103) rookie, tier 6 (#42) in 2022, tier 8 (#84) in 2023, tier 2 (#10) breakout in 2024 with Denver, and tier 2 (#15) in 2025.
Strengths
- Back-to-back tier 2 finishes (#10, #15) in 2024-2025 with Denver puts him in the rare change-of-scenery elite breakout S class.
- Texas Big 12 3rd-round origin plus six years of NFL development gives him real veteran market value.
Concerns
- Career STTM range mostly tier 6-8 before the Denver breakout confirms the structural ceiling is highly team-fit and scheme dependent.
- Denver's broader defensive identity around Vance Joseph's continued tenure puts continued Jones ceiling partly scheme-dependent.
What to watch: Whether Jones earns his first Pro Bowl in 2026 plus holds tier 2 (top 15), the threshold for confirming the back-to-back ceiling was structural.