6′0″ · Miami, FL
Tellas Jones: S · Arizona · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tellas Jones
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Arizona State, Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arizona | 33 | 20 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 33 | 20 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-18vs BYU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 24-45@ UCLA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-36@ No. 24 Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-48vs USC | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-34vs Stanford | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-69@ No. 25 Washington State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-49vs No. 16 Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-35vs Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 20 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 13 · 2016
W 56-35
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Arizona State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL33 tackles · 2 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
37.7%
303 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Arizona, 33 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rich Rodriguez.
