Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-20vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#8
Demello Jones
Junior defensive back for Georgia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Swainsboro, GA · Swainsboro HS
CFB Index 28 · #293 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Georgia for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
2 tackles · 1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 1 tackles, vs Western Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back for Georgia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2024.
Demello Jones
Erases the deep middle of the field. Third year in the Georgia secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles, 1 TFL against Western Kentucky, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of Swainsboro
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Georgia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Georgia
Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 25-5 over that span.
2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2026Georgia2-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (8)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
28 · #293 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #293 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #51 of 57 SEC DBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 63–3
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 60-point win at home against Tennessee State.
With S. White — 3 rec · 34 yds · G. Stockton — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Georgia
Returning around him
- 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #6
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Vicari Swain’s 2025 season.
79%match
Matches Vicari on
Class year
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dezz Ricks's sophomore season at Texas A&M (2025).
89%match
Matches Dezz on
Class year
Weight
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Demello Jones
Background
CAREER HIGHS 4 tackles vs. Auburn, 2025 2 pass break-ups vs. Ole Miss, 2025 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Texas, 2025 2025: Played in 12 games during the season...credited with 25 tackles, 19 solo, 0.5 tackles for loss for a yard and five pass break-ups...one solo stop in season-opening win over Marsh...
The secondary · Georgia
- #4KJ Bolden77 tackles · 2025
- #12Ja'Marley Riddle70 tackles · 2025
- #7Khalil Barnes40 tackles · 2025
- #2Zion Branch28 tackles · 2025
- #8Demello Jones24 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Georgia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology