Roderick Jones

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25th pick

DB · SMU · 1986

Draft Details

Year

1986

Round

Round 1

Pick

25th overall

Team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Position

College

SMU

Roderick Jones Career Stats

Primary starter for 7 seasons.

Career Totals

Games	Def INT
145	10

Career span: 1986–1996.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Roderick Jones is a former defensive back out of SMU, selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 25th overall pick (round 1) in the 1986 NFL Draft. He played 145 regular-season games from 1986 to 1996.

More from the 1986 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	2	ATL	Tony Casillas	DT	Oklahoma
1	3	HOU	Jim Everett	QB	Purdue
1	4	IND	Jon Hand	DE	Alabama
1	5	LA	Anthony Bell	MLB	Michigan State
1	6	NO	Jim Dombrowski	G	Virginia; Hawaii
1	7	KC	Brian Jozwiak	OT	West Virginia
1	8	LAC	Leslie O'Neal	DE	Oklahoma State
1	9	PIT	John Rienstra	G	Temple
1	10	PHI	Keith Byars	FB	Ohio State
1	11	CIN	Joe Kelly	LB	Washington

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