Too Tall Jones

Edward Lee Jones

Position: DE
Height: 6-9 Weight: 271 lbs.

Born: February 23, 1951 in Jackson, TN
College: Tennessee St. (school history)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 97 (179th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details · Last updated May 19, 2013 9:25AM

All-Time Rank: #305. Bobby Boyd… #306. Rosey Grier… #307. Clyde Simmons… #308. TOO TALL JONES… #309. Fred Carr… #310. Dwight Freeney… #311. Chris Hinton…

All-Time Rank: #305. Bobby Boyd… #306. Rosey Grier… #307. Clyde Simmons… #308. TOO TALL JONES… #309. Fred Carr… #310. Dwight Freeney… #311. Chris Hinton…

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty	AV
1974	23	DAL		72	14																2
1975	24	DAL	LDE	72	14	14		1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0				9
1976	25	DAL	LDE	72	14	14							0	0	1	0	0				9
1977	26	DAL	LDE	72	14	14															8
1978	27	DAL	LDE	72	16	16															9
1980	29	DAL	LDE	72	16	16							0	0	3	0	0				8
1981*	30	DAL	LDE	72	16	16							0	0	3	0	0				14
1982*+	31	DAL	LDE	72	9	9	6.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				18
1983*	32	DAL	LDE	72	16	16	7.0	1	12	0	12	0	0	0	2	0	0				12
1984	33	DAL	LDE	72	16	16	8.0						0	0	2	0	0				9
1985	34	DAL	LDE	72	16	16	13.0														8
1986	35	DAL	LDE	72	16	16	5.5						0	0	3	0	0				9
1987	36	DAL	LDE	72	15	14	10.0						0	0	1	0	0				7
1988	37	DAL	LDE	72	16	16	7.0						0	0	2	0	0				7
1989	38	DAL	LDE	72	16	10	1.0														4
Career					224	203	57.5	3	14	0	12	0	0	0	19	0	0				133

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Kenny Mixon, Joe Krupa, Tony Bennett, Jim Katcavage, Wilbur Young, Dave Hanner, Jess Richardson, Brent Williams, Aaron Smith, Dennis L. Johnson
4	Kenny Mixon, Jim Katcavage, Dennis L. Johnson, Joe Krupa, Jerry Mays, Kevin Fagan, Wilbur Young, Herb Orvis, D'Marco Farr, Ron Carpenter
5	Aaron Smith, Jim Katcavage, Kenny Mixon, Lou Michaels, Jim Jeffcoat, Jerry Mays, Jim Osborne, John Martinkovic, Reggie Camp, Doug Betters
6	Jerry Rush, Paul Smith, Earl Edwards, Tony Tolbert, Tony Bennett, Reggie Camp, Aaron Brown, Tommy Hart, Mike Patterson, Tony Cline
7	Tommy Hart, Tony Tolbert, Doug Martin, Jerry Rush, Matt Brock, Dennis Harrison, Lou Michaels, Royce Berry, Tony Bennett, Earl Edwards
8	Tom Scott, Tony Tolbert, Jethro Pugh, Tommy Hart, Billy Newsome, Rob Burnett, Tony Casillas, Lou Michaels, Aaron Schobel, Darnell Dockett
9	Tommy Hart, Claude Humphrey, Harvey Martin, Doug English, Lyle Alzado, Gene Lipscomb, Clyde Simmons, John Henderson, Otis Sistrunk, Jevon Kearse
10	Lee Roy Selmon, Doug English, Harvey Martin, Charles Mann, Lyle Alzado, Gary Larsen, Trevor Pryce, Fred Dryer, Claude Humphrey, Fred Dean
11	Jerry Mays, Roger Brown, Charles Mann, Lee Roy Selmon*, Fred Dryer, Jim Katcavage, Fred Miller, Lyle Alzado, Doug English, Harvey Martin
12	Fred Miller, Fred Dryer, Charles Mann, Lyle Alzado, Jerry Mays, Chester McGlockton, Jim Katcavage, Claude Humphrey, Neil Smith, Bill Glass
13	Fred Dryer, Lyle Alzado, Neil Smith, Charles Mann, Jim Katcavage, Art Still, Kevin Carter, Fred Miller, Simeon Rice, Buck Buchanan*
14	Fred Dryer, Lyle Alzado, Buck Buchanan*, Kevin Carter, Jim Katcavage, Neil Smith, Clyde Simmons, Jim Marshall, Bryant Young, Art Still
15	Lyle Alzado, Kevin Carter, Buck Buchanan, Jim Marshall, Fred Dryer, Bryant Young, Ron McDole, Elvin Bethea, Clyde Simmons, Jim Katcavage
Career	Lyle Alzado, Kevin Carter, Bryant Young, Buck Buchanan, Fred Dryer, Elvin Bethea, Ted Washington, Henry Thomas, Clyde Simmons, Ron McDole

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1981 1982 1983	First-Team All-Pro 1982	Approximate Value 1982 NFL 18 (5) Career 133 (139)	Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 97 (179)
Games Career 224 (106)	Games Started Career 203 (60)	Playoff Games Career 20 (55)	Playoff Games Started Career 20 (15)
Fumbles Recovered Career 19 (109)	Sacks 1985 NFL 13.0 (8) 1987 NFL 10.0 (9) Career 57.5 (110)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1978	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1981	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1981	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1981	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1981	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1982	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1982	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1982	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1983	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1983	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1983	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1983	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1985	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI

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