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Loading…A 82.3 overall puts Jones 38th among 327 rated defensemen, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.
The standout tool is offensive creation (90), backed by penalty killing (89); finishing (57) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
He surged from 40.6 in 2024-25 to 86.4 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 13-season card history.
The contract, $7M through 2029-30, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $7.46M is within $463K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 6th-largest on the Florida Panthers NHL roster and uses 6.7% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.32M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 90 |
| Defense | 64 |
| Play driving | 76 |
| Finishing | 57 |
| Power play | 88 |
| Penalty kill | 89 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | FLA | 52 | 86.4 | 0.2 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 63 | 40.6 | -0.7 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 67 | 76 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 72 | 86.6 | 0.2 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 78 | 92.9 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | CBJ | 56 | 56.1 | -0.4 |
| 2019-20 | CBJ | 56 | 76.5 | -0.1 |
| 2018-19 | CBJ | 75 | 84.5 | 0.1 |
| 2017-18 | CBJ | 78 | 98.2 | 0.6 |
| 2016-17 | CBJ | 75 | 90.9 | 0.4 |
Other FLA defensemen by rating: Niko Mikkola (65.1), Gustav Forsling (64.2), Aaron Ekblad (63), Uvis Balinskis (56.9). See the full Florida Panthers cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.