Trey Jones III: DB · Texas A&M · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Trey Jones III
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 21 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 61 | 35 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 85 | 47 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 22 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 194 | 111 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-23vs No. 7 Notre Dame | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-10vs McNeese | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-20vs Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-17vs Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-10vs No. 9 Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-23vs No. 8 LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-44@ South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-3vs New Mexico State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-35vs USC | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL21 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
41.0%
360 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #478 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Central Michigan and Texas A&M, 194 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim McElwain and Mike Elko.
