Jay Jones: S · Southern Miss · #5.
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Jay Jones
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The four seasons at Southern Miss span two head coaches: Will Hall and Reed Stringer. On tape: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against James Madison, Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 46 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 22 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 88 | 48 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-31@ Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-10vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-49vs South Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-44@ Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-38@ UL Monroe | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-44vs Arkansas State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 15-32@ James Madison | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 3-58@ Texas State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-35vs South Alabama | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-52@ Troy | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL46 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Reed Stringer
Pass share
43.7%
318 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
12.5%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #232 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Southern Miss, 88 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
