Terry Jones Jr.: DB · Indiana · #12.
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Terry Jones Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Bobby Wilder, Ricky Rahne and Curt Cignetti. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Michigan — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana | 39 | 23 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 104 | 29 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 62 | 21 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 69 | 31 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 276 | 105 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 77-3vs Western Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-14vs Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-7vs Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs Washington | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 47-10@ Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-15vs Michigan | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-38@ No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 66-0vs Purdue | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 17-27@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 23 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Week 11 · 2024
W 20-15
vs Michigan
2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles · 2 pass breakups
A close one, won by 5 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%5 TFL39 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
43.4%
360 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
383 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #256 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Old Dominion and Indiana, 276 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Bobby Wilder, Ricky Rahne and Curt Cignetti.
