Jaylon Jones Lands With AFC South Rival After Colts Cut the Cord
The 24-year-old corner cleared waivers, then reunited with his old DC. For fantasy IDP diggers, this is a low-priority wait-and-see.
Depth CB reuniting with old DC — no fantasy value until snaps arrive.
- 2023 7th-round pick, waived by Colts this month
- Started 27 games over first two seasons
- 2 INTs across 2023-24 for Indianapolis
- Played just 10 games, 2 starts in 2025
- Colts kept OT Luke Tenuta over Jones
Jaylon Jones didn't stay unemployed for long. The 24-year-old cornerback, cut loose by the Colts earlier this month, has signed with an AFC South rival after clearing league waivers unclaimed — and he's landing in a familiar spot, reuniting with the defensive coordinator who first got the most out of him in Indianapolis.
The numbers explain why someone took a shot. A 2023 seventh-round pick, the 6-foot-2, 203-pound Jones started 27 games across his first two seasons and picked off two passes over that stretch. That's real early-career production for a Day 3 flyer, and it's the kind of résumé that doesn't sit on the open market for long.
How He Fell Out of Favor
Everything cooled when Lou Anarumo arrived as Indy's defensive coordinator last year. Jones was miscast in the new coverage scheme and saw his role shrink to 10 appearances and just two starts in 2025. He held up fine in the preseason, but the fact that he was logging his reps late in the second half told the story — he was a roster-bubble guy, and the bubble popped.
Jones actually survived initial 53-man cuts before the Colts pivoted, ultimately keeping backup offensive tackle Luke Tenuta over him. Depth priorities won out. It happens every September, and for a young corner with a starting track record, it was always more of an opportunity than a dead end.
The Fit That Makes Sense
The reunion angle is the real hook here. Jones flashed early under Gus Bradley, and now he's back with that staff on a division rival's roster. Bradley's system leans on press-heavy, aggressive corners — the exact archetype Jones profiles as. A scheme that fits is worth more than a scheme that doesn't, and that's the whole reason this move tracks.
For fantasy purposes, keep expectations grounded. This is a depth signing, not a plug-and-play IDP move, and Jones will need injuries or attrition to climb the depth chart before he's worth a roster spot in tackle-heavy leagues. If he wins a starting job and the volume returns to where it was in 2023-24, revisit him — until then, he's a watch-list name in only the deepest IDP formats, nothing more.
