Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2009LSU
Chad Jones
S • 6'3" • Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chad Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Player Story
Chad Jones built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a safety from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 3, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Chad Jones' career was his return-game role: 358 return yards...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 12
- Overall
- No. 76
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Chad Jones, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · LSU. Chad Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Chad Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · S
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · LSU
- Top game
- Louisiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Southern Lab · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Southern Lab · 21 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 3 · Pick 12 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2009
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | LSU | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2007 Regular Season | LSU | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2008 Postseason | LSU | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.9 |
| 2008 Regular Season | LSU | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.9 |
| 2009 Regular Season | LSU | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 38 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Chad Jones
Chad Jones played S for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Chad Jones recorded 21 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
LSU paired 3 primary output with 6.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 6.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · LSU
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
6.7
Usage
—
Consistency
7.4
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Louisiana: 2. Mississippi State: 0. Georgia: 0. Auburn: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Arkansas: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
40 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/29 | vs Arkansas | W 33-30 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Ole Miss | L 23-25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/15 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 24-16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Auburn | W 31-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Georgia | W 20-13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Mississippi State | W 30-26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | vs LouisianaSplash game | W 31-3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Vanderbilt | W 23-9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/6 | @ Washington | W 31-23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Chad Jones story
Chad Jones built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a safety from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 3, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Chad Jones' career was his return-game role: 358 return yards and 1 return touchdown across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 21 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chad Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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LSU
2007-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20072007200820082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | LSU | 1 | 2.2 | — | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 2.2 | — | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | LSU | 1 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | LSU | 3 | 6.7 | — | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana
Week 3 · W 31-3
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ Kentucky
Week 7 · L 37-43 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Troy
Week 12 · W 40-31
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Arkansas
Week 13 · W 33-30 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#5
@ Ohio State
Week 1 · W 38-24 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · LSU
3 primary output · 6.7 efficiency · — usage
38
#2
2007 Postseason · LSU
13.1
1 primary · 2.2 efficiency · — usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · LSU
13.1
1 primary · 2.2 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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