Former linebacker at Virginia. 2024: 18 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′0″ · 241 lb · Plantation, FL
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.
Recruiting
EDGE recruit
No. 1315 nationally · Signed with Virginia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Virginia. 2024: 18 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Dorian Jones
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Dorian Jones has played for two head coaches across five seasons and three programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against SMU — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia, 161 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (25th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
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+5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia | 18 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 56 | 24 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Louisville | 33 | 19 | 6.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 48 | 19 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Louisville | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 161 | 75 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 34–13
vs Richmond
2 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Richmond.
With A. Colandrea — 297 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.8 · 49 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · K. Pace — 93 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-13vs Richmond | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-41vs North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-19@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-35@ Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-33vs SMU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 17-37@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Lamin Touray’s 2021 season.
Matches Lamin on
Differs from Lamin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kyler Fisher's graduate season at Iowa (2024).
Matches Kyler on
Differs from Kyler on
Player DNA