Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs SMU | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Ma'Khi Jones
Sophomore defensive back on Florida State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Newark, NJ · Milton (Ga.)
CFB Index 29 · #450 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Duke → Florida State 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★
S recruit
No. 1560 nationally · Signed with Duke
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Florida State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2025.
- Transferred from Duke to Florida State in 2026.
Ma'Khi Jones
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles against SMU — Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202514 games
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Milton
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida State
2025Duke
2026Florida State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Duke9-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced
2026Florida State1-1HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles for loss (20th 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 2 games: 6.0 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
Mike Norvell
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
29 · #450 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #450 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Duke | 34 | 14 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 46 | 20 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–17
5 TOT · 2 SOLO
With A. Daniels — 202 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.0 · 30 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · S. Singleton — 42 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Game log
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.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Colby McCalister’s 2023 season.
Matches Colby on
PD rate
TFL rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kameron Howard's freshman season at Charlotte (2023).
Matches Kameron on
Weight
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Kameron on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ma'Khi Jones
Background
BEFORE FSU: Played all 14 games for the Blue Devils as true freshman in 2025...recorded 35 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...career-high six tackles in win at Clemson...three tackles with 1.0 sack, one forced fumble and one...
The secondary · Florida State
- #7Ashlynd Barker48 tackles · 2025
- #6Ja'Bril Rawls40 tackles · 2025
- #14Ma'Khi Jones34 tackles · 2025
- #24K.J. Kirkland31 tackles · 2025
- #12Nehemiah Chandler31 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Florida State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology