Senior wide receiver for Southern Miss. 2022: 3 catches, 56 receiving yards.
6′0″ · 202 lb · Vicksburg, MS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 wide receiver for Southern Miss. 2022: 3 catches, 56 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDemarcus Jones
Moves the chains on third down. Demarcus Jones has played for three head coaches in four seasons at Southern Miss. The receipt: 36 rec yds, 1 receptions against Miami — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Southern Miss, 504 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jay Hopson, Scotty Walden, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (95th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | 1.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 17.0 | 25.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 22 | 185 | 8.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 28 | 263 | 9.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 504 | 9.5 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 24 | 179 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 4 | 13 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 197 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-30@ Miami | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 64-10vs Northwestern State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-27@ Troy | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-14@ Texas State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 36 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Cam Johnson’s 2021 season.
Matches Cam on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Miller’s path through Furman.
Matches Ryan on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Deon McIntosh's junior season at Washington State (2021).
Matches Deon on
Differs from Deon on
Player DNA