Last confirmed: Georgia Southern, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Woodruff, SC
Darius Jones Jr.: CB · Georgia Southern · #5.
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Darius Jones Jr.
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Darius Jones Jr. has been at Georgia Southern through two head coaches in three seasons. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Troy — Week 14, 2016.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 27 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 27 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-0vs Savannah State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-9@ South Alabama | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-21vs UL Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-49@ Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-27@ Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-35@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-19@ New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-34vs App State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-37@ Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-33vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-24vs Troy | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 27 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this season27 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Summers
Pass share
34.1%
264 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
64.5
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia Southern, 27 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Willie Fritz → Tyson Summers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
