Usage Score
9.2
Player Dossier
2016-2021USC
Vi Jones
LB • 6'3" • 227 lbs • Austin, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Vi Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
31.4
Consistency
55.7
Season Value
31.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- USC • NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Vi Jones, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · USC. Vi Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.4 disruption score.
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: 2017 Regular Season
USC paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.4 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 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · NC State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
31.4
Usage
9.2
Consistency
55.7
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. Unknown: 0.5. Boston College: 2.5. Miami: 2. Louisville: 0. Florida State: 2. Wake Forest: 0. Syracuse: 2.5. North Carolina: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Florida: 1 by 14.2. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 4 by 21.7. Boston College: 2 by 33.3. Miami: 4 by 36.7. Louisville: 7 by 29.2. Florida State: 6 by 45. Wake Forest: 7 by 29.2. Syracuse: 6 by 50. North Carolina: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.8 · Games = 6 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -1.2 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs First Half
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
50.8 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs North Carolina | W 34-30 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Syracuse | 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 State | W 28-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Louisville | W 28-13 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Miami | L 30-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Boston College | W 33-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Unknown | — | 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 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
USC
2016-2021
Opening stop
- 2
NC State
2020-2021
Final stop
Season Progression
2016201720182020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 6 | 16.3 | 3.7 | 6 |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 9 | 19.7 | 5.1 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 9 | 19.7 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 13.5 | 31.4 | 9.2 | 4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 13.5 | 31.4 | 9.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
North Carolina
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.
#2
Liberty
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#3
Florida State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.
#4
Syracuse
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.
#5
Wake Forest
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · USC
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
35.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · NC State
31.8
13.5 primary · 31.4 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · USC
31.8
13.5 primary · 31.4 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.9871
Long Beach Poly · Long Beach, CA
- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
106
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.