#26

Sidney Jones

Former defensive back at Washington. 2016: 3 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 39 tackles.

DB · Washington · #26

6′0″ · Diamond Bar, CA

Philadelphia — drafted 2017, Rd 2, Pick 11, #43 overall

The story

Former defensive back at Washington. 2016: 3 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 39 tackles.

Drafted round 2 by the Philadelphia in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Washington, 39 tackles — drafted at #43 overall by Philadelphia.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Drafted by Philadelphiaround 2, pick 43

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Washington

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #43

Philadelphia · 2017

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Chris Petersen

Washington

Played his entire career under Chris Petersen.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PhiladelphiaEntering 10th NFL season

#43Rd 2 · Pick 11

PhiladelphiaEntering 10th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Chris Petersen, all run-leaning offenses — 27-14 over that span.

2014Washington8-6HC: Chris Petersen · Run-leaning

2015Washington7-6HC: Chris Petersen · Run-leaning

2016Washington12-2HC: Chris Petersen · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (91st percentile). Strength: interceptions (86th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#193 / 2668 · 91st pct

Interceptions#65 / 763 · 86th pct

Solo tackles#831 / 2668 · 68th pct

Tackles#1000 / 2668 · 62nd pct

Tackles for loss#1166 / 2668 · 53rd pct

2.5

QB hurries#1174 / 2668 · 28th pct

Sacks#1331 / 2668 · 25th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.2
Road6g	3.8	0.2	0.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.9	0.4	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.9

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jedd Fisch

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Washington	39	27	2.5	0.0	6	3	--
2015	Washington	--	--	--	--	--	4	--
2014	Washington	--	--	--	--	--	2	--
Career		39	27	2.5	0.0	6	9	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2016

W 44–6

vs Stanford

1 TOT

Dominant 38-point win at home against Stanford.

With J. Browning — 210 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.9 · 8 rush yds (2 car) · J. Ross — 1 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week