Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#31
Kyron Jones
Senior defensive back on Georgia's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Charlotte, NC · Charlotte Christian
Returning to Georgia for 2026
Recruiting
5★
EDGE recruit
No. 24 nationally · Signed with Georgia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Georgia's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Georgia in 2022.
Kyron Jones
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Georgia. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Tennessee State — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Georgia5-star out of American Heritage
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Georgia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia
Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 38-6 over that span.
2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced
2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2026Georgia2-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Kirby Smart
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 63–3
3 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 60-point win at home against Tennessee State.
With S. White — 3 rec · 34 yds · G. Stockton — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Georgia
Returning around him
- 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #6
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jayven Anderson’s 2023 season.
Matches Jayven on
TFL rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Jayven on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah Norman's junior season at Marshall (2022).
Matches Isaiah on
PD rate
TFL rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Kyron Jones
Background
CAREER HIGHS 10 tackles vs. Tennessee, 2025 1 interception vs. UT Martin, 2023 1 fumble recovery vs. Auburn, 2025 2025: Played and started in six games during the season...made 24 tackles, 13 solo with a fumble recovery...had a solo stop in season-opening win over Marshall..credited with three so...
The secondary · Georgia
- #4KJ Bolden77 tackles · 2025
- #12Ja'Marley Riddle70 tackles · 2025
- #7Khalil Barnes40 tackles · 2025
- #2Zion Branch28 tackles · 2025
- #31Kyron Jones24 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Georgia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology