Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#6
Jakyri Jones
Senior defensive back for Georgia Southern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 195 lb · Monroe, GA · Monroe Area
Returning to Georgia Southern for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
8 tackles · 1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 7 tackles, at Clemson
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back for Georgia Southern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearJakyri Jones
The receipt: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Clemson — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Georgia Southern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Georgia Southern1-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 4.0 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
Clay Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–0
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40 AVG · 42 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Georgia Southern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Georgia Southern
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #89
Background
PRONUNCIATION 2025-26: Played in 13 games for the Lions, starting 10 (including the last nine) … Was second on the team with 75 tackles, including 8.0 for loss … Also had three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a quarterback hurry … Transferred to Georgia Southern in January … Made the Dean’s...
The secondary · Georgia Southern
- #12Tracy Hill Jr.41 tackles · 2025
- #19Fabo Chaney27 tackles · 2025
- #29Devin Collier24 tackles · 2025
- #20Jaquari Brown16 tackles · 2025
- #6Jakyri Jones2 games · 2026
16 more on the roster · Georgia Southern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology