Derrick Jones: DB · Ole Miss · #19.
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Derrick Jones
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the Ole Miss secondary to date. On tape: 3 tackles against Vanderbilt, Week 12, 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
21 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 45-14vs No. 12 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-28vs Memphis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 30-34@ No. 22 Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-38@ No. 25 LSU | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 29-40vs No. 15 Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-27vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-28@ No. 10 Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-38@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-55vs Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL21 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Hugh Freeze, all balanced offenses — 24-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
53.8%
483 pass / 415 run
Plays / game
74.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
519 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ole Miss, 21 tackles — drafted at #204 overall by the New York Jets.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Hugh Freeze.
Next stop · NFL
New York JetsEntering 10th NFL season
New York JetsEntering 10th NFL season
