Jay Jones
Jay Jones
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Southern Miss, two different head coaches: Will Hall and Reed Stringer. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles, 1 TFL against James Madison, Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Southern Miss, 88 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 46 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 22 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 88 | 48 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 35–10
vs SE Louisiana
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 25-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Austin Brown’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Javon Mcintyre's senior season at Pittsburgh (2024).
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