Jarrian Jones

Former defensive back at Florida State. 2023: 3 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 24 tackles.

DB · Florida State · Sr. · #7

6′0″ · 191 lb · Brandon, MS

CFB Index 78 · #47 of 339 cornersLow confidenceJacksonville — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 33, #96 overall

Recruiting

4★

S recruit

No. 220 nationally · Signed with Mississippi State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Florida State. 2023: 3 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 24 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2019.
Drafted round 3 by the Jacksonville in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Florida State, 94 tackles — drafted at #96 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20198 games

Signed with Mississippi State4-star out of Northwest Rankin

2024

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 3, pick 96

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#220 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #96

Jacksonville · 2024

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019

Willie Taggart

Florida State

2020–2023

Mike Norvell

Florida State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Mike Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 3rd NFL season

#96Rd 3 · Pick 33

JacksonvilleEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Mississippi State6-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

2020Florida State3-6HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2021Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

78All-Conference level #47 of 339?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (88th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Interceptions#57 / 827 · 88th pct

Tackles for loss#543 / 2842 · 79th pct

5.0

Passes defended#512 / 2842 · 78th pct

Sacks#847 / 2842 · 62nd pct

1.0

Solo tackles#1416 / 2842 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Tackles#1663 / 2842 · 40th pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

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

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	2.0	0.4	0.1	0.1
Road4g	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.3	0.2	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	1.7	0.7	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

78 · #47 of 339 corners

Former four-star. Now #47 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Florida State	24	15	5.0	1.0	3	3	--
2022	Florida State	18	13	0.0	0.0	4	1	--
2021	Florida State	22	18	0.5	0.0	2	1	--
2020	Florida State	18	10	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
2019	Mississippi State	12	7	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
Career		94	63	5.5	1.0	12	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 45–24

vs LSU

4 SOLO · 5 TOT

Dominant 21-point win at home against LSU.

With J. Travis — 342 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 93.8 · 38 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · A. Mastromanno — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 51 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 45-24vs LSU	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 2	W 66-13vs Southern Miss	—	—	—	—	1	—
Wk 3	W 31-29@ Boston College	3	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 31-24@ Clemson	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 39-17vs Virginia Tech	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 41-3vs Syracuse	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 38-20vs Duke	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 41-16@ Wake Forest	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 27-20vs Miami	1	0	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 12	W 58-13vs North Alabama	3	3	3.0	1.0	1	0	3.0 TFL
Wk 13	W 24-15@ Florida	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 14	W 16-6vs Louisville	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		24	15	5.0	1.0	3	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology