Florida · W 27-8
4 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 2 above.
4 stories in the last 60 days, from 4 outlets.
Georgia Football's Demello Jones Praised For "Bounce Back" Performance
Sports Illustrated +1 Sep 22
Demello Jones
Erases the deep middle of the field. Third year in the Georgia secondary. On tape: 6 tackles against Arkansas, Week 3, 2026.
20 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 4 outlets
Georgia Football's Demello Jones Praised For "Bounce Back" Performance
Sports Illustrated +1 Sep 22 · 2 outlets
Sports Illustrated +1Georgia Football's Demello Jones Praised For "Bounce Back" PerformanceSep 22Sports IllustratedDemello Jones Knows There is Still Work to Do After Snagging First Interception for Georgia FootballSep 15from 5 outlets
Georgia Football's Demello Jones Praised For "Bounce Back" Performance
Sports Illustrated +1 Sep 22 · 2 outlets
Sports Illustrated +1Georgia Football's Demello Jones Praised For "Bounce Back" PerformanceSep 22Sports IllustratedDemello Jones Knows There is Still Work to Do After Snagging First Interception for Georgia FootballSep 15Sports Illustrated +1Sports Illustrated
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Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 5.
Fans first named Demello Jones vs Western Kentucky.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-20vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-17@ Arkansas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 41-13vs Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-14vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17@ No. 6 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-8vs No. 17 Florida | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Oct. 31 · W 27-8 vs Florida, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. The interception ended Florida’s drive (int).
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Second quarter, up 7-0. Ended Florida’s drive (int).
This season: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Georgia’s defense played that day
Florida’s 9 drives: 8 stopped (3 takeaways) · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3. The interception came with Georgia up 7.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. Demello Jones hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. It places 7; the box score credits 6.
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss, 1 interception. The interception on 3rd and 11 ended Western Kentucky’s drive (int).
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, up 35-0. Ended Western Kentucky’s drive (int).
1 tackle.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFL20 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 30-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
45.5%
220 pass / 263 run
Plays / game
60.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
244 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #43 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #51 of 57 SEC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
