Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Alabama State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Jonathan Pennix
Senior cornerback on Troy's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 178 lb · Concord, VA · Appomattox County HS
CFB Index 66 · #100 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Southern Miss → Troy for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1403 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Troy's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2023.
- Transferred from Southern Miss to Troy in 2026.
Jonathan Pennix
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Brent Pry, Charles Huff and Gerad Parker. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Alabama State, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Appomattox County
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Troy
Played his entire career under Gerad Parker.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Troy
2025Southern Miss
2026Troy
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
2026Troy2-0HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
66 · #100 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #100 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Troy | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 20 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 34–17
1 TOT
With E. Crenshaw — 46 AVG · 58 LONG · 3 NO · W. Crowder — 201 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 24.0 · -1 rush yds (5 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kayin Lee’s 2023 season.
Matches Kayin on
Tackle volume
Weight
PD rate
Differs from Kayin on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Fussell's sophomore season at Northwestern (2025).
88%match
Matches Josh on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jonathan Pennix
Background
Southern Miss 2025 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games in lone season at Southern Miss ... Recorded 20 tackles, two interceptions and six pass break ups ... Intercepted a pass and returned it 37 yards, broke up a pass and recorded three tackles against Troy ... Season-best four stops at Arkansas...
The secondary · Troy
- #6Justin Powe75 tackles · 2025
- #22Donnie Smith44 tackles · 2025
- #14Jonathan Pennix20 tackles · 2025
- #29Joe Lott16 tackles · 2025
- #1Jabari Strait4 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Troy team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology