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Player Dossier
2018-2020South Carolina
Ernest Jones
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Waycross, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ernest Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
Ernest Jones built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Waycross, GA wearing No. 53, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Ernest Jones' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 40
- Overall
- No. 103
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Ernest Jones, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina. Ernest Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 199
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
Featured Highlight
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Ernest Jones South Carolina Highlights
2020 · South Carolina · Player Highlight
Ernest Jones college highlights at South Carolina.
- Season
- 2020
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Ernest Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · LB
- Career Tackles
- 199
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ware County · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Ware County · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 3 · Pick 40 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 53 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 86 tackles · LB 29th (top 3%) · SEC 9th (top 2%) · National 32nd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 5 | 14 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 97 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 68.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 9 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 59.2 |
Related Context
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Ernest Jones played LB for South Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ernest Jones recorded 199 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 14.5 primary output with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 45.4 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: App State
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
45.4
Usage
9.8
Consistency
47
Best Game by takeover score
App State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 2. Charleston Southern: 0. Alabama: 2. Missouri: 0. Kentucky: 1. Georgia: 3.5. Florida: 0. Tennessee: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. App State: 4. Texas A&M: 1. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 12 by 70. Charleston Southern: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 9 by 57.5. Missouri: 9 by 37.5. Kentucky: 7 by 39.2. Georgia: 12 by 85. Florida: 5 by 20.8. Tennessee: 7 by 29.2. Vanderbilt: 3 by 22.5. App State: 10 by 81.7. Texas A&M: 13 by 60. Clemson: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 8 · -0.3 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
App State
Best efficiency game
85 vs Georgia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Clemson | L 3-38 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Texas A&M10+ tackles | L 6-30 | 13 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs App State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 15-20 | 10 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Vanderbilt | W 24-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Tennessee | L 21-41 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Florida | L 27-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Georgia10+ tackles · Splash game | W 20-17 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Kentucky | W 24-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Missouri | L 14-34 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs AlabamaSplash game | L 23-47 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Charleston Southern | W 72-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ North Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | L 20-24 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Ernest Jones story
Ernest Jones built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Waycross, GA wearing No. 53, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Ernest Jones' career was his defensive production: 199 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with South Carolina. 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 Ernest Jones' production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Ernest 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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South Carolina
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 2 | 17.3 | 4.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 2 | 17.3 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 14.5 | 45.4 | 9.8 | 12.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 9 | 43.3 | 13.7 | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Vanderbilt
Week 6 · W 41-7 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs App State
Week 11 · L 15-20
4
Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Georgia
Week 7 · W 20-17 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
vs Alabama
Week 3 · L 23-47 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Auburn
Week 7 · W 30-22 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
14.5 primary output · 45.4 efficiency · 9.8 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · South Carolina
59.2
9 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · South Carolina
19.7
2 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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