Chris Paul Jr.: LB · Ole Miss · #11.
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Chris Paul Jr.
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Sam Pittman and Lane Kiffin. First career honor, 2024: All-America (USA Today). A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Oklahoma — Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
87 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 12 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| 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@ No. 13 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 No. 2 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 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 52-13
1.5 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
Dominant 39-point win at home against Georgia Southern.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
87tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%12 TFLSack rate
4%4 sacksPD rate
5%4 pass breakups87 tackles · 12 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
47.6%
433 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
First team on a list outside the NCAA-recognized selectors.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #27 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2024
How it ended
Four seasons, at Arkansas and Ole Miss, 212 tackles — drafted at #172 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2024)
named by 1 selector
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Sam Pittman and Lane Kiffin.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 2nd NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 2nd NFL season
