Taj Jones
Taj Jones
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Alex Miller and Shawn Elliott. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Old Dominion — Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Georgia State, 64 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
Dell McGee
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia State | 20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 44 | 27 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 64 | 38 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 42–35
vs Rhode Island
1 TOT · 1 INT
Edged out Rhode Island at home in a shootout.
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 2023 production profile sits closest to Ryan Yaites’s 2023 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ronald Williams Jr.'s junior season at Michigan State (2022).
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