Rulon Jones

Games:	129
Sacks:	52.5
Fumble recoveries:	10

Rulon Jones
No. 75
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	March 25, 1958 (age 63); 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
	2× Pro Bowl (1985, 1986); All-Pro (1986); NFL All-Rookie Team (1980); UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year (1986);
Career NFL statistics
Games:
Games:	129
Sacks:	52.5
Fumble recoveries:	10
	Player stats at PFR

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

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[]

^ "Another Rulon for Broncos' D-line". May 3, 2009.

External links[]

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[1] "Another Rulon for Broncos' D-line". May 3, 2009.

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