Durante Jones: DB · UConn · #2.
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Durante Jones
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The three seasons at UConn span two head coaches: Lou Spanos and Jim Mora. One game to point at: 14 tackles against NC State — Week 1, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
72 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-24vs NC State | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Florida International | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-41vs No. 18 Duke | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-34vs Utah State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ Rice | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs South Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-21@ Boston College | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-59@ No. 19 Tennessee | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-44@ No. 21 James Madison | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-3vs Sacred Heart | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-18@ Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 44 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL72 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
49.6%
381 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
374 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
72 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at UConn, 221 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
