Isaiah Jones

WR · Southern Miss 2017 · #88

Last confirmed: Southern Miss, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · 195 lb · Milton, FL · East Mississippi C.C.

Isaiah Jones: WR · Southern Miss · #88.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Isaiah Jones

WR · Southern Miss · #88

Moves the chains on third down. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Southern Miss. A game that shows it: 36 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Rice — Week 11, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Southern Miss in the news

Former WR arrested for murderSuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23
RB Briggs out for seasonYahoo Sports Oct 12

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Southern Miss	22	191	8.7	0
2016	Southern Miss	20	331	16.6	2
Career		42	522	12.4	2

Season	Team
2017	Southern Miss	1	−2	35
2016	Southern Miss	1	−2	149
Career		2	−4	184

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-24vs Kentucky	2	17	8.5	0	9
Wk 2	W 45-0vs Southern	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 3	W 28-17@ UL Monroe	3	36	12.0	0	14	Season-high 36 yds
Wk 5	L 28-43vs North Texas	2	17	8.5	0	12
Wk 7	W 24-0vs UTEP	2	5	2.5	0	4
Wk 8	W 34-27@ Louisiana Tech	4	26	6.5	0	13
Wk 9	L 12-30vs UAB	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 10	L 10-24@ Tennessee	2	18	9.0	0	14
Wk 11	W 43-34@ Rice	3	36	12.0	0	14
Wk 12	W 66-21vs Charlotte	2	17	8.5	0	14
Wk 13	W 28-27@ Marshall	—	—	—	—	—
Bowl	L 13-42@ Florida State	—	—	—	—	—
Total		22	191	8.7	0	14

Signature game

Week 8 · 2017

W 34-27

at Louisiana Tech

4 rec · 26 yds · -2 rush yds (1 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With K. Howard — 301 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 53.1 · 63 rush yds (13 car) · Z. Everett — 45.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 51 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · UL Monroe · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.95Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Isaiah Jones for 13 yds to the SoMis 39 for a
Week 5 · North Texas · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.76Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Isaiah Jones for 12 yds to the SoMis 33 for a
Week 8 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.56Isaiah Jones run for a loss of 2 yards to the SoMis 49
Week 3 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.24Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Isaiah Jones for 14 yds to the LaMon 47 for a
Week 11 · Rice · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.22Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Isaiah Jones for 14 yds to the SoMis 39 for a
Week 8 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.03Keon Howard pass complete to Isaiah Jones for 13 yds to the SoMis 35 for a

4 more plays

Week 11 · Rice · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.96Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Isaiah Jones for 12 yds to the Rice 44 for a
Week 7 · UTEP · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.93Keon Howard pass complete to Isaiah Jones for 1 yd to the SoMis 44
Week 2 · Southern · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +0.91Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Isaiah Jones for 12 yds to the Sthrn 12 for a
Week 1 · Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.91Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Isaiah Jones for 8 yds to the SoMis 33

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Jay Hopson — 15-11 over that span.

2016Southern Miss7-6HC: Jay Hopson · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Southern Miss8-5HC: Jay Hopson · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: epa / target (2nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#619 / 709 · 13th pct

8.7

TD rate#577 / 709 · 9th pct

0.0%

Catch rate#683 / 709 · 4th pct

51.2%

Explosive rate#682 / 709 · 2nd pct

0.0%

EPA / target#698 / 709 · 2nd pct

-0.07

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Receptions#372 / 539 · 30th pct

Rec yards#470 / 539 · 13th pct

191

Rush yards#255 / 283 · 9th pct

-2

Rec TDs#460 / 539 · 7th pct

Yards / catch#511 / 539 · 5th pct

8.7

Long catch#537 / 539 · 0th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

49th → 2nd percentile

Explosive rate

58th → 2nd percentile

Catch rate

5th → 4th percentile

TD rate

58th → 9th percentile

Yards / catch

88th → 13th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.7	12.5	7.8	0.0
Road5g	2.4	23.2	9.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	14.5	8.7	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	17.3	8.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Jay Hopson

Pass share

47.4%

438 pass / 486 run

Plays / game

71.1

13 games

Team sack rate

3.3%

457 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

22 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Isaiah Jones

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Southern Miss in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

22 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

Four seasons, two schools

His moves

2016 8 games