Dorian Jones
Dorian Jones
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Dorian Jones has played for two head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against SMU — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Virginia, 155 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia | 18 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 56 | 24 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Louisville | 33 | 19 | 6.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 48 | 19 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 155 | 73 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 34–13
vs Richmond
2 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Richmond.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Lamin Touray’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kyler Fisher's graduate season at Iowa (2024).
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