#11

Chris Paul Jr.

Former linebacker at Ole Miss. 2024: 87 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.

LB · Ole Miss · Jr. · #11

6′1″ · 235 lb · Cordele, GA

CFB Index 86 · #27 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceNational watchLos Angeles — drafted 2025, Rd 5, Pick 36, #172 overall

On production he ranks #27 of 571 LBs; on reputation he is on a national watch list. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

3★

LB recruit

No. 785 nationally · Signed with Arkansas

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Ole Miss. 2024: 87 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas in 2021.
Transferred from Arkansas to Ole Miss in 2024.
Drafted round 5 by the Los Angeles in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Ole Miss, 212 tackles — drafted at #172 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2021

Signed with Arkansas3-star out of Crisp County

202412 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal
All-America

2025

Drafted by Los Angelesround 5, pick 172

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#785 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #172

Los Angeles · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2024)

1 selectors honored him

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach

2021–2024

Lane Kiffin

Ole Miss

Played his entire career under Lane Kiffin.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 2nd NFL season

#172Rd 5 · Pick 36

Los AngelesEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Arkansas9-4HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy

2022Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy

2023Arkansas4-8HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning

2024Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

86All-Conference level #27 of 571?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (98th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

QB hurries#22 / 2892 · 99th pct

Tackles for loss#58 / 2892 · 98th pct

12.0

Solo tackles#82 / 2892 · 97th pct

Tackles#98 / 2892 · 97th pct

Forced fumbles#12 / 700 · 95th pct

Sacks#243 / 2892 · 90th pct

3.5

Passes defended#327 / 2892 · 86th pct

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

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

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	8.4	1.4	0.5	0.1
Road5g	5.6	0.4	0.0	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.6	1.0	0.4	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	8.2	1.0	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pete Golding

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

National watch / fringe AA

In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

86 · #27 of 571 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #27 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2024

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Ole Miss	87	49	12.0	3.5	4	1	1
2023	Arkansas	74	30	6.5	2.0	1	--	--
2022	Arkansas	50	30	7.5	3.5	--	--	--
2021	Arkansas	1	--	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		212	109	26.5	9.0	5	1	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2024

W 28–10

vs Georgia

1 QB HUR · 4 SOLO · 9 TOT

With J. Dart — 199 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 89.6 · 50 rush yds (8 car) · F. Masin — 54 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 65 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 76-0vs Furman	8	5	2.5	0.5	—	1	2.5 TFL
Wk 2	W 52-3vs Middle Tennessee	6	2	1.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 40-6@ Wake Forest	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 52-13vs Georgia Southern	10	7	2.0	1.5	—	0
Wk 5	L 17-20vs Kentucky	8	2	1.0	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	W 27-3@ South Carolina	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 26-29@ LSU	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	W 26-14vs Oklahoma	12	7	2.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 10	W 63-31@ Arkansas	6	6	2.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 28-10vs Georgia	9	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 17-24@ Florida	8	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 26-14vs Mississippi State	6	4	1.0	1.0	1	0
Total		87	49	12.0	3.5	1	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology