Football Outsiders · Jun 16, 2021
Legends of DVOA: Brent Jones
When sorting through the great players of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Brent Jones is easy to overlook. He ranks a notch below the Joe Montana/Steve Young/Jerry Rice Mount Rushmore types among San Francisco 49ers heroes and West Coast offense pioneers. He also ranks below the pantheon of all-time great tight ends that extends from Mike Ditka through Kellen Winslow and Tony Gonzalez to Rob Gronkowski and Travis Kelce. Yet Brent Jones finished first in DVOA twice and DYAR three times from 1989 through 1994. He must have done something right besides waiting for Montana and Steve Young to check down to him when Rice was double-covered.
