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Rulon Jones

Rulon Kent Jones

Position: DE
Height: 6-6    Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: March 25, 1958 in Salt Lake City, UT
College: Utah State

Career AV: 64 (758th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.

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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
1980 22 DEN 75 16 2 0 1 0 0 1 2
1981 23 DEN RDE 75 16 16 0 1 0 0 9
1982 24 DEN RDE 75 9 9 2.0 7
1983 25 DEN RDE 75 12 12 4.0 0 2 4 0 1 6
1984 26 DEN RDE 75 16 16 11.0 0 2 5 1 12
1985* 27 DEN RDE 75 16 16 10.0 0 3 0 0 14
1986*+ 28 DEN RDE 75 16 16 13.5 0 1 0 0 1 15
1987 29 DEN RDE 75 12 12 7.0 7
1988 30 DEN 75 16 0 5.0 2
Career 129 99 52.5 0 10 9 1 3 74

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1980 22 DEN 75 16 2 1 2
1983 25 DEN RDE 75 12 12 1 2
1984 26 DEN RDE 75 16 16 1 1 6
1986*+ 28 DEN RDE 75 16 16 1 2
Career 129 99 1 1 3 12

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1985
1986

First-Team All-Pro

1986

Fumble Return TD

1984 NFL 1 (1)

Sacks

1986 NFL 13.5 (8)
Career 52.5 (114)

Safeties

1980 NFL 1 (1/18)

1983 NFL 1 (2/18)
1986 NFL 1 (1/18)

Career 3 (3)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1985UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1986Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1987UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.