DT · #92 · New England Patriots · week 8 vs Miami Dolphins · Sun Nov 1 · 4:25 PM ET

DaQuan Jones

ROLE in the rotation
CLASS 2014 · R4 P112
EXP 12 seasons
AGE 32 and over
DEPTH RDE2

99%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 8, DaQuan Jones was a DE for NE, age 34.7, 12 seasons of experience, drafted in round 4. In 2026 through week 7 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 30% of snaps; his line was 0.8 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 156 games (postseason included) over 10 seasons. His injury history held 12 episodes (calf 3, chest 2, foot 2), 2 of them reaching OUT, 4 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a calf injury in 2025 week 19.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 8

100500

74%74%92%92%92%92%92%92%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%

Wed 4:50 PM ETSun 4:02 PM ET

our call, P(plays)

74% LIKELY → 99% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 8, earliest first, as written.

In short

DaQuan Jones is in the rotation at right defensive end for NE — 41% of the snaps in his best week of 7. He has a back injury. In week 8 he practised limited, then practised in full. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 99%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 97 hours before kickoff.

The reader concurs · grade B

Both club-sourced reports inside this practice week have Jones participating with the back — Wednesday in what the Globe described as 'a perfect attendance at practice' with him among four limited (P2), and Thursday when he was one of only three Patriots limited (P1).

What the read cites

	What was reported	Source
1	“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · 2026-10-29
2	“a perfect attendance at practice, with four players”	Boston Globe · 2026-10-28

The reader's full reasoning

The rest of the reading

Neither passage contains a game-status designation, a 'ruled out', or any coach remark putting his Nov 1 availability in doubt (P1, P2). The only friction with the dossier is that the club reports say limited rather than FULL, which is a mild downgrade on the practice axis but not a contradiction of a PLAY call; no Friday report has yet appeared to close the week.

17versions in week 8

10average, every player

54most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET · 87 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 74% → 92%, Wed Oct 28 · 5:02 PM ET to Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET, after: joined the injury report (Limited Participation in Practice).

Our call

Injury report

Our call · week 8

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

99% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

Practice in week 8

Fri	Thu	Wed
FPdated Sun Nov 1	LPdated Sun Nov 1	LPdated Sun Nov 1

Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Head start

Our call Wed Oct 28 · 4:50 PM ET
Kickoff Sun Nov 1 · 4:25 PM ET

The evidence behind his current call

What was reported	Source
“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · Thu Oct 29
“defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back)”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“a perfect attendance at practice, with four players”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Tackles / game0.8 range 0.0–1.0
wk 2–8 · 6 games · below most of his peers
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 2–8 · 6 games
Passes defended / game0.2 range 0.0–1.0
wk 2–8 · 6 games
Snap share30.1% range 14–41
wk 2–8 · 7 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

14%wk 2
37%wk 3
31%wk 4
35%wk 5
21%wk 6
41%wk 7
32%wk 8

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	2	0

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 8	back	1	—
2026 · wk 3	Not injury related	1	—
2025 · wk 16	calf	4	Out
2025 · wk 13	illness	1	—
2025 · wk 12	Not injury related	1	—
2025 · wk 8	calf	3	Out
2024 · wk 7	foot	6	—
2024 · wk 6	shoulder	1	—
2024 · wk 5	Not injury related	1	—
2023 · wk 19	Not injury related	1	—
2023 · wk 16	chest	2	Questionable
2022 · wk 20	calf	1	Questionable
2022 · wk 9	Not injury related	1	—
2022 · wk 6	hip	1	—
2022 · wk 5	Not injury related	1	—
2021 · wk 14	Not injury related	1	—
2021 · wk 12	knee	1	—
2021 · wk 2	groin	1	—
2020 · wk 6	foot	2	Questionable
2019 · wk 13	chest	1	—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 13 episodes · plus 7 not injury related · 32 weeks on a report · same site more than once: calf ×3

2019

chest · 1w

2020

foot · 2w

2021

Not injury related · 1wknee · 1wgroin · 1w

2022

Not injury related · 1whip · 1wNot injury related · 1w

2023

chest · 2w

2024

foot · 6wshoulder · 1wNot injury related · 1w

2025

calf · 4willness · 1wNot injury related · 1wcalf · 3w

2026

back · 1wNot injury related · 1w

Weeks 1–18

ruled out
questionable
listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.

The rest of his team's report in week 8

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call	Chance he plays	Band
Greg Van Roten	G	UNK	team's word	—
Morgan Moses	T	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Kevin Byard	S	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Carlton Davis III	CB	FULL	team's word	Questionable
Harold Landry III	LB	UNK	team's word	Out
A.J. Brown	WR	DNP	team's word	Questionable
Dre'Mont Jones	LB	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Mike Onwenu	G	UNK	team's word	—
Christian Elliss	LB	FULL	team's word	Questionable
Ben Brown	C	FULL	ours	PLAY	97%	EXPECTED
Dell Pettus	SAF	UNK	team's word	—
Drake Maye	QB	FULL	ours	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED
Marcus Bryant	T	FULL	team's word	—
Elliott Davison	SAF	UNK	team's word	Out
TreVeyon Henderson	RB	DNP	team's word	Questionable
Karon Prunty	CB	FULL	team's word	Out
Behren Morton	QB	UNK	team's word	Out
Channing Canada	CB	FULL	team's word	Out
Khalil Jacobs	LB	UNK	team's word	—
Quintayvious Hutchins	LB	UNK	team's word	—

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 28 · 4:50 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 28 · 5:02 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“the Patriots did get some good news Wednesday: a perfect attendance at practice, with four players — Brown (knee/ankle), offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot) — listed as limited.”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“the Patriots did get some good news Wednesday: a perfect attendance at practice, with four players — Brown (knee/ankle), offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot) — listed as limited.”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“the Patriots did get some good news Wednesday: a perfect attendance at practice, with four players — Brown (knee/ankle), offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot) — listed as limited.”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · Thu Oct 29
“defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back)”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“the Patriots did get some good news Wednesday: a perfect attendance at practice”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 4:50 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · Thu Oct 29
“defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back)”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“the Patriots did get some good news Wednesday: a perfect attendance at practice”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · Thu Oct 29
“defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back)”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“the Patriots did get some good news Wednesday: a perfect attendance at practice”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 2:10 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · Thu Oct 29
“defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back)”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“the Patriots did get some good news Wednesday: a perfect attendance at practice”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · Thu Oct 29
“defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back)”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“the Patriots did get some good news Wednesday: a perfect attendance at practice”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · Thu Oct 29
“defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back)”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“a perfect attendance at practice, with four players”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · Thu Oct 29
“defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back)”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“a perfect attendance at practice, with four players”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · Thu Oct 29
“defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back)”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“a perfect attendance at practice, with four players”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · Thu Oct 29
“defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back)”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“a perfect attendance at practice, with four players”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 4:02 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Three Patriots were limited: offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back), and offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot).”	Boston Globe · Thu Oct 29
“defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (back)”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“a perfect attendance at practice, with four players”	Boston Globe · Wed Oct 28

Role

Call history

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 8


Role	DE2 · 30% snaps
Season	2026 · 6 games through wk 7
Per game	0.8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career	10 seasons · 156 games before 2026
Injuries	12 episodes · last: calf, 2025 wk 19
Bio	age 34.7 · 12 seasons' experience · drafted round 4

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	in the rotation at right defensive end — 41% of the snaps in his best week of 7
Listed on the depth chart	second at right defensive end
Snaps played	30% a week on average over 7 weeks, 41% at his highest, 17% on special teams
Build	6 ft 4 in · 320 lb
College	Penn State
Drafted	2014, round 4 pick 112, by TEN
Age	32 and over at the season's start
Experience	12 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

Wed Oct 28 · 4:50 PM ETWrittenWe first said PLAY.
Sun Nov 1 · 4:25 PM ETPublicOur call became public when the week settled.
Sun Nov 1 · 4:25 PM ETKickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

When	Lead	Call	Chance he plays	Band	On what
Wed Oct 28 · 4:50 PM ET	97 h	PLAY	74%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Wed Oct 28 · 5:02 PM ET	96 h	PLAY	74%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET	87 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET	82 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET	77 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET	72 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET	58 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET	53 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 4:50 PM ET	49 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET	48 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 2:10 AM ET	39 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET	34 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET	29 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET	24 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET	10 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET	5 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 4:02 PM ET	0 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything

17 calls in week 8, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

What would change this read

What would change this read
Friday Oct 30 Patriots practice report — whether Jones (back) was full, limited, or DNP
The final Friday/Saturday game-status designation for Jones for the Nov 1 game (Out/Doubtful/Questionable/none)
Any Mike Vrabel remark on Jones's back or a veteran rest plan at defensive tackle
Whether other NE interior defensive linemen (Milton Williams, Christian Barmore) are out, which would change his snap need