#35 Sai'vion Jones Season 2025
2025 NFL Draft – Third Round No. 101 Overall (Denver Broncos)
2025 Senior Bowl Participant
Had best season at LSU as a senior in 2024 with 40 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks … Capped career starting 27 consecutive games on the defensive line for the Tigers … Finished career with 51 appearances and 29 starts … 99 career tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks … Added 17 quarterback hurries and 3 forced fumbles … Three-sport standout at St. James High School (football, basketball and track and field) … Invited to participate in the 2025 Senior Bowl.
SENIOR SEASON (2024)
Started all 13 games at defensive end/edge rusher … Tallied 40 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks … Added 8 quarterback hurries, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … Opened season with 5 tackles, including a pair of sacks, against USC … Also forced a fumble and broke up a pass against the Trojans … First sack vs. USC came at the LSU 20-yard line on first down, eventually leading to a field goal … Second sack came in third quarter on third-and-five at the LSU 14-yard line forcing another field goal … Credited with sacks in 4 of LSU’s first 5 games … Had sacks against South Carolina (4-yard loss), UCLA (7-yard loss) and South Alabama (3-yard loss) … Closed career with 4 tackles, including one for a 1-yard loss, in Texas Bowl win over Baylor … Had 1 tackle and 3 quarterback hurries at Florida … Season-high 5 tackles in 3 games – vs. Southern Cal, at South Carolina, and Alabama … Recovered a fumble in win over UCLA.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
Started all 13 games at edge rusher, recording 33 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Batted down 2 passes and had 7 quarterback hurries … . Had a sack for a 7-yard loss vs. Mississippi State … Had season-high 6 tackles and a half-sack in win over Florida … Other sack came in win over Grambling … Helped in comeback win over Texas A&M with 6 tackles and a quarterback hurry … Played a total of 544 defensive snaps with a season-high of 71 at Ole Miss.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
Played in all 14 games with 3 starts … Starts came against Southern, New Mexico and Purdue in the Citrus Bowl … Had a tackle for loss in 6 games and sacks in 4 contests … Set career-best with 6 tackles in home-opener vs. Southern … Followed that with a sack for an 8-yard loss in win over Mississippi State … Sack against Mississippi State came on 3-and-10 and forced a punt … Had sack for 7-yard loss in third quarter at Arkansas … Other sacks came against UAB and Purdue … Forced a fumble vs. Mississippi State.
TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
Appeared in 11 games with no starts … Capped season with 3 tackles and a quarterback hurry … Had 1 tackle in games against Central Michigan, Arkansas and Louisiana-Monroe.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the Baton Rouge Advocate’s Outstanding Defensive Player for 3A and below in 2020 after recording 75 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and 23 quarterback hurries … Class 3A MVP and first team all-state … Listed as a four-star player by 247 Sports and rated as the No. 5 player in Louisiana … Listed as a three-star prospect by ESPN and rated as the nation’s No. 55 defensive end and the 13th best overall player in the state of Louisiana … As a junior, led his team to the 3A state title, the school’s first since 1979 … Recorded 103 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 13 sacks and 25 quarterback hurries as a junior … Earned Class 3A MVP honors after leading his team to a 15-0 overall mark … Standout in basketball and track and field in high school … Earned all-district honors in basketball … Threw the shot put and javelin and also participated in the high jump at St. James … Coached by Robert Valdez.
Sai’vion Jones’ Career Highs
Tackles: 6, 3X (Last: vs. Texas A&M, 2023; First: vs. Southern, 2022)
Tackles for Loss: 2.0 vs. USC, 2024
Sacks: 2.0 vs. USC, 2024
QB Hurries: 3 at Florida, 2024