Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Purdue
Cornel Jones
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cornel Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
71
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Cornel Jones built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 46, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Cornel Jones' career was his defensive production: 94...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Cornel Jones, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Purdue. Cornel Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Cornel Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · LB
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Miami Central · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Miami Central · 116 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 46 · Junior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 64 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 5 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Cornel Jones played LB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cornel Jones recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Purdue paired 19 primary output with 40.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
40.6
Usage
14.8
Consistency
31.4
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 3. Eastern Michigan: 6. Missouri: 1. Boston College: 0.5. Nebraska: 0. Illinois: 5. Ohio State: 1. Michigan State: 0.5. Iowa: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Indiana: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 6 by 55. Eastern Michigan: 9 by 87.5. Missouri: 7 by 39.2. Boston College: 7 by 34.2. Nebraska: 6 by 25. Illinois: 5 by 70.8. Ohio State: 5 by 30.8. Michigan State: 4 by 21.7. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 6 by 25. Indiana: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 28-21 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Wisconsin | L 44-47 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Iowa | W 38-36 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Michigan State | L 13-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Ohio State | W 49-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 46-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Nebraska | W 42-28 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Boston College | W 30-13 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Missouri | L 37-40 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Eastern Michigan2+ sacks · Splash game | L 19-20 | 9 | 5 | — | 3.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | L 27-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cornel Jones story
Cornel Jones built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 46, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Cornel Jones' career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Purdue. 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 Cornel Jones' production has multiple signals. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Purdue.
The arc is straightforward: Cornel 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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Purdue
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 5.2 | 1.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 19 | 40.6 | 14.8 | 19 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 5 | 30.8 | 7.7 | -14 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 2 · L 19-20
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
vs TCU
Week 3 · L 13-34
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Illinois
Week 7 · W 46-7 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Minnesota
Week 5 · L 31-38 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Northwestern
Week 1 · L 27-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Purdue
19 primary output · 40.6 efficiency · 14.8 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Purdue
45
5 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
38.2
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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