#31

Jaylon Jones

Senior defensive back for Ole Miss. 2021: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 25 tackles.

DB · Ole Miss · Sr. · #31

5′11″ · 195 lb · Allen, TX

CFB Index 30 · #223 of 321 cornersLow confidenceOle Miss 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 214 nationally · Signed with Ole Miss

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Ole Miss. 2021: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 25 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Ole Miss, 148 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201610 games

Signed with Ole Miss4-star out of Allen

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#214 national

CFB

College

Ole Miss

2016–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2021

3 coaches

2016

Hugh Freeze

Ole Miss

2017–2019

Matt Luke

Ole Miss

era →

2020–2021

Lane Kiffin

Ole Miss

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Hugh Freeze, Matt Luke, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Ole Miss5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced

2017Ole Miss6-6HC: Matt Luke · Balanced

2018Ole Miss5-7HC: Matt Luke · Balanced

2019Ole Miss4-8HC: Matt Luke · Run-heavy

2020Ole Miss5-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

30Below cohort / limited sample #223 of 321?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#481 / 2743 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#1338 / 2743 · 50th pct

Tackles#1636 / 2743 · 39th pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

Tackles for loss#1821 / 2743 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.3
Road4g	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.8	0.2	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+4g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pete Golding

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

30 · #223 of 321 corners

Former four-star. Now #223 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Ole Miss	25	17	1.0	3	1	--
2020	Ole Miss	27	15	0.0	1	--	--
2019	Ole Miss	33	29	4.0	5	--	--
2018	Ole Miss	7	7	0.0	1	--	--
2017	Ole Miss	30	24	1.5	3	--	2
2016	Ole Miss	26	16	0.0	5	--	--
Career		148	108	6.5	18	1	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 43-24vs Louisville	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 54-17vs Austin Peay	5	5	1.0	—	2	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 3	W 61-21vs Tulane	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 21-42@ Alabama	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 52-51vs Arkansas	5	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 31-26@ Tennessee	1	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	W 31-17vs LSU	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 20-31@ Auburn	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 27-14vs Liberty	4	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 13	W 31-21@ Mississippi State	1	0	0.0	—	0
Total		25	17	1.0	1	3

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

Jaylon Jones

201610 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

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