Player Dossier

2017-2020

Purdue

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.

Usage Score

14.6

Efficiency

38.8

Consistency

30.7

Season Value

27.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

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.

Cornel Jones, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Purdue. Cornel Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Purdue paired 0 primary output with 5.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 38.8 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

38.8

Usage

14.6

Consistency

30.7

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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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: 4. Ohio State: 1. Michigan State: 0.5. Iowa: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Indiana: 1

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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

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 60.8. Ohio State: 5 by 30.8. Michigan State: 4 by 21.7. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 6 by 25. Indiana: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.1 · Games = 6 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 5 · +1.0 vs Wins
First Half2.4 · Games = 6 · +1.9 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 5 · -1.9 vs First Half

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@ IndianaW 28-2165100
Sat 11/17vs WisconsinL 44-4764000
Sat 11/3vs IowaW 38-3631000
Sat 10/27@ Michigan StateL 13-23430.5000
Sat 10/20vs Ohio StateW 49-2054001
Sat 10/13@ IllinoisSplash gameW 46-753310
Sat 9/29@ NebraskaW 42-2862000
Sat 9/22vs Boston CollegeW 30-13740.5000
Sat 9/15vs MissouriL 37-4076100
Sat 9/8vs Eastern Michigan2+ sacks · Splash gameL 19-20953.502.500
Fri 8/31vs NorthwesternSplash gameL 27-3164300

Career Arc

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    Purdue

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonPurdue05.21.1
2018 Regular SeasonPurdue1738.814.617
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue428.86.8-13
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue0-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Eastern Michigan

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 72.1 takeover score.

#2

TCU

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.

#3

Northwestern

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.

#4

Illinois

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.

#5

Minnesota

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Purdue

0 primary output · 5.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage

35.4

#2

2018 Regular Season · Purdue

27.6

17 primary · 38.8 efficiency · 14.6 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Purdue

19

4 primary · 28.8 efficiency · 6.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7933

Miami Central · Miami, FL

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

94

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
94