Rulon Jones

Rulon Kent Jones (born March 25, 1958) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).

Rulon Jones

No. 75
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1958-03-25) March 25, 1958 (age 67) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:	Weber (Pleasant View, Utah)
College:	Utah State
NFL draft:	1980: 2nd round, 42nd pick
Career history
Denver Broncos (1980–1988)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (1986) Second-team All-Pro (1985) 2× Pro Bowl (1985, 1986) PFWA All-Rookie Team (1980) UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year (1986) Second-team All-American (1979)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks: 73.5 Fumble recoveries: 10 Safeties: 3 Touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jones played college football for the Utah State Aggies and was selected by the Broncos in the 1980 NFL draft. 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.