Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Texas
Brandon Jones
DB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Nacogdoches, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Brandon Jones built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Nacogdoches, TX wearing No. 19, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Brandon Jones' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 70
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Brandon Jones, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Texas. Brandon Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 232
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Brandon Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · DB
- Career Tackles
- 232
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Texas
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Nacogdoches · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Highland · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 3 · Pick 6 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 86 tackles · DB 17th (top 2%) · Big 12 10th (top 3%) · National 139th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 10 | 15 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38 |
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 10 | 66 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 86 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 61.7 |
Related Context
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Brandon Jones played DB for Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Jones recorded 232 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Texas paired 9.5 primary output with 38.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Texas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
27.9
Usage
6.3
Consistency
41.7
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 1. Maryland: 0. San José State: 0. USC: 0. Iowa State: 1. Kansas State: 1. Oklahoma: 2. Oklahoma State: 1. Baylor: 0. TCU: 0. Kansas: 2. West Virginia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 2 by 18.3. Maryland: 6 by 25. San José State: 4 by 16.7. USC: 7 by 29.2. Iowa State: 3 by 22.5. Kansas State: 11 by 55.8. Oklahoma: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma State: 1 by 14.2. Baylor: 4 by 16.7. TCU: 9 by 37.5. Kansas: 5 by 40.8. West Virginia: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Kansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | @ Missouri | W 33-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ West Virginia | W 28-14 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs KansasSplash game | W 42-27 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ TCU | L 7-24 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Baylor | W 38-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Oklahoma State | L 10-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs OklahomaSplash game | L 24-29 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Kansas State10+ tackles | W 40-34 | 11 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | @ Iowa State | W 17-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ USC | L 24-27 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs San José State | W 56-0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Maryland | L 41-51 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandon Jones story
Brandon Jones built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Nacogdoches, TX wearing No. 19, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Brandon Jones' career was his defensive production: 232 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Brandon Jones' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 216 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Brandon Jones moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Texas
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 8 | 27.9 | 6.3 | 8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 8 | 27.9 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 9.5 | 38.7 | 9.7 | 1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 9.5 | 38.7 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas | 11.5 | 39.4 | 8.8 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma State
Week 4 · W 36-30 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
vs TCU
Week 4 · W 31-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#3
vs USC
Week 3 · W 37-14
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Oklahoma
Week 7 · L 24-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
vs LSU
Week 2 · L 38-45
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Texas
9.5 primary output · 38.7 efficiency · 9.7 usage
66.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · Texas
66.7
9.5 primary · 38.7 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Texas
61.7
11.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 8.8 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
6
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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