#2

Durante Jones

DB · UConn · Jr. · #2

UConn 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Durante Jones

DB · UConn · Jr · #2

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
UConn
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Lou Spanos
UConn
2022era →
2023

Coaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UConn1-11HC: Lou Spanos · Balanced
2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023UConn72442.01.01----
2022UConn90392.00.021--
2021UConn59342.50.011--
Career2211176.51.042--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 38–31

at Rice

6 TOT  ·  4 SOLO  ·  1 TFL

Edged out Rice on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Box Safety

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

S

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Alex Odom’s 2022 season.

Alex Odom

79%match

Temple · 2022

#2

Brandon Hill

Pittsburgh · 2022

NFL Rd 7
78%
#3

Kevin Anderson

Texas State · 2020

78%
#4

Brandon Joseph

Northwestern · 2021

All-Big Ten
74%
#5

Durante Jones

UConn · 2021

73%

Matches Alex on

PD rate
Tackle volume
Class year

Differs from Alex on

TFL rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ty Bryant's junior season at Kentucky (2025).

Ty Bryant

93%match

Kentucky · 2025

#2

Justin Powe

Troy · 2025

92%
#3

Alex Odom

Temple · 2022

89%
#4

Caleb Downs

Ohio State · 2025

ThorpeLott IMPACTConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 11
86%
#5

Earl Little II

Florida State · 2025

85%

Matches Ty on

Class year
PD rate
TFL rate