Jay Stanley: S · Southern Miss · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jay Stanley
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Matt Luke, Lane Kiffin and Will Hall. The first one came in 2022: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 10 tackles against Tulane, Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 55 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 57 | 26 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 56 | 30 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Ole Miss | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Ole Miss | 20 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 194 | 90 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 14 | 10 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-14vs Alcorn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-66@ No. 4 Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-21vs Tulane | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 37-44@ Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 36-50vs Texas State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-17vs Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-48@ App State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7vs UL Monroe | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-31@ Louisiana | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-41@ Mississippi State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-35vs Troy | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 55 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Week 1 · 2023
W 40-14
vs Alcorn State
2 interceptions · 3 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 26-point win at home against Alcorn State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL55 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Pass share
43.0%
365 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
70.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
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 #85 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Ole Miss and Southern Miss, 194 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Luke, Lane Kiffin and Will Hall.
