D.J. Jones
D.J. Jones
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mack Brown and Jay Sawvel. The receipt on tape: 80 rush yds, 1 receptions against Idaho, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Wyoming, 539 rushing yards — drafted at #198 overall by San Francisco.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Craig Bohl → Jay Sawvel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
San FranciscoEntering 10th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wyoming | 57 | 162 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 26 | 124 | 4.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 60 | 253 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 143 | 539 | 3.8 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wyoming | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 12 | 102 | 8.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 181 | 6.5 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Pailate Makakona’s 2021 season.
Matches Pailate on
Differs from Pailate on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Bryant Barr’s path through Campbell.
Bryant Barr
Justin Henderson
Rickey Spruill
Travis Theis
Matches Bryant on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to E.J. Smith's graduate season at Texas A&M (2024).
Matches E.J. on
Differs from E.J. on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024-36%
Sharp dropoff (-36%) — career inflection point.