Nic Jones

Former cornerback at Ball State. 2022: 2 interceptions, 12 pass breakups, 22 tackles.

CB · Ball State · Jr. · #1

6′0″ · 185 lb · Detroit, MI

CFB Index 74 · #59 of 322 cornersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceKansas City — drafted 2023, Rd 7, Pick 33, #250 overall

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1679 nationally · Signed with Ball State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at Ball State. 2022: 2 interceptions, 12 pass breakups, 22 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ball State in 2019.
Drafted round 7 by the Kansas City in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Ball State, 59 tackles — drafted at #250 overall by Kansas City.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20198 games

Signed with Ball State3-star out of Southfield

202211 games

All-MACsecond

2023

Drafted by Kansas Cityround 7, pick 250

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1679 national

CFB

College

Ball State

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #250

Kansas City · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM

All-MAC 2nd team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

1 coach

2019–2022

Mike Neu

Ball State

Played his entire career under Mike Neu.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Kansas CityEntering 4th NFL season

#250Rd 7 · Pick 33

Kansas CityEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Mike Neu — 23-22 over that span.

2019Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2020Ball State7-1HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ball State6-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced

2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

74Quality starter #59 of 322?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#13 / 2755 · 99th pct

Interceptions#124 / 811 · 73rd pct

Solo tackles#1413 / 2755 · 47th pct

Tackles#1726 / 2755 · 36th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2352 / 2755 · 7th pct

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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

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.8	0.0	0.0	1.2
Road6g	2.2	0.0	0.0	1.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.3	0.0	0.0	1.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	0.0	0.0	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Uremovich

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

74 · #59 of 322 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #59 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Ball State	22	15	0.0	12	2	--
2021	Ball State	13	12	0.0	1	1	--
2020	Ball State	6	5	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Ball State	18	15	1.0	4	--	--
Career		59	47	1.0	17	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022

W 31–0

vs Murray State

2 TOT · 1 PD · 2 INT

Dominant 31-point win at home against Murray State.

With L. Borrow — 41 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG · J. Paddock — 227 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 21.4 · -9 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 10-59@ Tennessee	0	0	—	1
Wk 2	L 30-37vs Western Michigan	0	0	—	3
Wk 3	W 31-0vs Murray State	2	0	2	1
Wk 4	L 23-34@ Georgia Southern	4	3	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 6	W 17-16@ Central Michigan	0	0	—	2
Wk 7	W 25-21vs UConn	2	1	—	0
Wk 8	L 16-20vs Eastern Michigan	3	1	—	1
Wk 10	W 27-20@ Kent State	3	2	—	1
Wk 11	L 21-28@ Toledo	2	2	—	0
Wk 12	L 18-32vs Ohio	2	2	—	1
Wk 13	L 17-18@ Miami (OH)	4	4	—	2
Total		22	15	2	12

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