Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2021NC State
Vi Jones
LB • 6'3" • 227 lbs • Austin, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Vi Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- USC • NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Vi Jones built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Austin, TX wearing No. 31, spending time with NC State and USC. The clearest part of Vi Jones' career was his defensive production: 106...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Vi Jones, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · NC State. Vi Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 106
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Vi Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 106
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · NC State
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Long Beach Poly · USC
- High school pipeline
- Long Beach Poly · 81 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · LB 359th (top 29%) · ACC 84th (top 13%) · National 843rd (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 10 | 15 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 43 | 7.5 | 6 | 9 | - | 0 | 72.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 72.7 |
Related Context
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Vi Jones played LB for USC and NC State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Vi Jones recorded 106 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
NC State paired 22.5 primary output with 40.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across USC, NC State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2021 Regular Season · NC State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
40.4
Usage
9.9
Consistency
68.4
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Florida: 1. Mississippi State: 0. Furman: 1.5. Boston College: 2.5. Miami: 3. Louisville: 3. Florida State: 3. Wake Forest: 1. Syracuse: 3.5. North Carolina: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Florida: 1 by 14.2. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. Furman: 4 by 31.7. Boston College: 2 by 33.3. Miami: 4 by 46.7. Louisville: 7 by 59.2. Florida State: 6 by 55. Wake Forest: 7 by 39.2. Syracuse: 6 by 60. North Carolina: 5 by 60.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.6 · Games = 7 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 3 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs North CarolinaSplash game | W 34-30 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 41-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Wake Forest | L 42-45 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Florida StateSplash game | W 28-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 28-13 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ MiamiSplash game | L 30-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 33-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Furman | W 45-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Mississippi State | L 10-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/2 | vs South Florida | W 45-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Vi Jones story
Vi Jones built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Austin, TX wearing No. 31, spending time with NC State and USC. The clearest part of Vi Jones' career was his defensive production: 106 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 25 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Vi Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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USC
2016-2021
Opening stop
- 2
NC State
2020-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 1 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 6 | 16.3 | 3.7 | 5 |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 11 | 21.3 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 21.3 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 22.5 | 40.4 | 9.9 | 11.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 22.5 | 40.4 | 9.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina
Week 13 · W 34-30 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Syracuse
Week 12 · W 41-17 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida State
Week 11 · W 38-22 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Louisville
Week 9 · W 28-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida State
Week 10 · W 28-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win 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
2021 Regular Season · NC State
22.5 primary output · 40.4 efficiency · 9.9 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · USC
72.7
22.5 primary · 40.4 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · NC State
38.8
11 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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