Taurus Jones
Taurus Jones
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Taurus Jones has played for three head coaches in three seasons at James Madison. Two straight seasons of it now: All-Sun Belt again in 2023. The receipt: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against Marshall — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at James Madison, 152 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Damian Wroblewski, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | 33 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | James Madison | 38 | 15 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | James Madison | 81 | 34 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 152 | 59 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Shammond Cooper’s 2023 season.
Matches Shammond on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to D'Vion Harris's junior season at Old Dominion (2022).
Matches D'Vion on