Jonathan Jones
Philadelphia EaglesModel 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 · 12 games
Draft & College
Comps
STM Take
Three Super Bowl rings (LI, LIII, LIV) plus 10 years of NFL survival as a 2016 Auburn UDFA puts Jones in the rarest journeyman champion CB class. The career STTM range mostly tier 5-8 confirms the structural mid-tier ceiling. The 2026 question is whether Jones holds tier 8 with Washington at age 32 or whether the structural late-career closure takes hold.
Jones came out of Auburn as a 2016 undrafted free agent signed by the New England Patriots and won three Super Bowls (LI, LIII, LIV) with the Patriots. He has bounced through the Patriots and now Commanders across 10 NFL seasons. His STTM career runs tier 5 (#34) in 2020, tier 8 (#90) in 2021, tier 5 (#38) in 2023, tier 8 (#108) in 2024, and tier 8 (#88) in 2025.
Strengths
- Three Super Bowl rings (LI, LIII, LIV) plus 10 years of NFL survival as a 2016 UDFA gives him the rare journeyman champion résumé.
- Auburn SEC UDFA origin plus the multi-team experience gives him real plug-in CB veteran depth value.
Concerns
- Career STTM range mostly tier 5-8 across the past five years confirms the structural ceiling has rarely climbed above rotational depth.
- Age 32 plus 10 years of CB wear puts the late-career structural decline question on every 2026 projection.
What to watch: Whether Jones holds an active-roster spot for the full 2026 Commanders season or whether the role compresses to practice-squad rotation.