Usage Score
4.5
Player Dossier
2022-2024James Madison
Taurus Jones
LB • 6'2" • 224 lbs • Portsmouth, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Taurus Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.8
Consistency
14.8
Season Value
16.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- James Madison
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
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.
Taurus Jones, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison. Taurus Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Taurus Jones played LB for James Madison. Across 3 tracked seasons, Taurus Jones recorded 152 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with James Madison.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
James Madison paired 18.5 primary output with 46.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · James Madison
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
20.8
Usage
4.5
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Charlotte: 0. Gardner-Webb: 0. Ball State: 1. UL Monroe: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Georgia State: 2. Old Dominion: 0. App State: 1. Marshall: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. Gardner-Webb: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 3 by 22.5. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 5 by 40.8. Old Dominion: 6 by 25. App State: 6 by 35. Marshall: 8 by 43.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia State
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | vs Marshall | L 33-35 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ App State | L 20-34 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Old Dominion | W 35-32 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Georgia StateSplash game | W 38-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Southern Miss | W 32-15 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ UL Monroe | L 19-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ball State | W 63-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 13-6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ Charlotte | W 30-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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James Madison
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 18.5 | 46.8 | 10.1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 6 | 24.3 | 5.1 | -12.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 5 | 20.8 | 4.5 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Arkansas State
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Primary metric
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#2
Bucknell
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#3
Texas State
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#4
Georgia State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.
#5
Middle Tennessee
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 40.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · James Madison
18.5 primary output · 46.8 efficiency · 10.1 usage
48.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · James Madison
19.2
6 primary · 24.3 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · James Madison
16.8
5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
6
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
152
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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