Chris Jones: DB · Nebraska · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chris Jones
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the Nebraska secondary to date. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Iowa — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 17-38vs No. 9 Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 21-54@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 44-56@ No. 13 Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-56vs Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
3 seasons under Mike Riley — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Riley
Pass share
55.8%
459 pass / 364 run
Plays / game
68.6
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
494 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nebraska, 43 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bo Pelini → Mike Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
