Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Ole Miss
Chris Paul Jr.
LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Cordele, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Paul Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 54.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
91
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ole Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arkansas • Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Furman
Player Story
Chris Paul Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Cordele, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with Arkansas and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Chris Paul Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Massachusetts
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 36
- Overall
- No. 172
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Chris Paul Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ole Miss. Chris Paul Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 54.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 212
- TFL
- 26.5
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Chris Paul Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · LB
- Career Tackles
- 212
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Ole Miss
- Top game
- Furman
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dupont Manual · Massachusetts
- High school pipeline
- Dupont Manual · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 5 · Pick 36 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Junior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 87 tackles · LB 72nd (top 6%) · SEC 10th (top 2%) · National 99th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 12 | 50 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arkansas | 11 | 74 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 12 | 87 | 12 | 3.5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 77.3 |
Related Context
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Chris Paul Jr. played LB for Arkansas and Ole Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chris Paul Jr. recorded 212 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Ole Miss paired 29.5 primary output with 54.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 54.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arkansas, Ole Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Furman
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
54.8
Usage
10.6
Consistency
66.1
Best Game by takeover score
Furman
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Furman: 5. Middle Tennessee: 1.5. Wake Forest: 3. Georgia Southern: 4.5. Kentucky: 1.5. South Carolina: 3. LSU: 1. Oklahoma: 2. Arkansas: 4. Georgia: 1. Florida: 0. Mississippi State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Furman: 8 by 83.3. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 40. Wake Forest: 5 by 50.8. Georgia Southern: 10 by 86.7. Kentucky: 8 by 48.3. South Carolina: 4 by 46.7. LSU: 5 by 30.8. Oklahoma: 12 by 70. Arkansas: 6 by 65. Georgia: 9 by 47.5. Florida: 8 by 33.3. Mississippi State: 6 by 55
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3 · Games = 9 · +2.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 3 · -2.2 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
Furman
Best efficiency game
86.7 vs Georgia Southern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 26-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Florida | L 17-24 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Georgia | W 28-10 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ ArkansasSplash game | W 63-31 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Oklahoma10+ tackles · Splash game | W 26-14 | 12 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ LSU | L 26-29 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 27-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Kentucky | L 17-20 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Georgia Southern10+ tackles · Splash game | W 52-13 | 10 | 7 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | W 40-6 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 52-3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs FurmanSplash game | W 76-0 | 8 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Paul Jr. story
Chris Paul Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Cordele, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with Arkansas and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Chris Paul Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 212 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 1 interception across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Ole Miss. 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 Chris Paul Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas and Ole Miss.
The arc is straightforward: Chris Paul Jr. 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Arkansas
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Ole Miss
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0.5 | 9.2 | 2.1 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 13 | 28.2 | 7.6 | 12.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arkansas | 10.5 | 37.6 | 9.3 | -2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 29.5 | 54.8 | 10.6 | 19 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Furman
Week 1 · W 76-0
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia Southern
Week 4 · W 52-13
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#3
vs LSU
Week 11 · L 10-13 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida
Week 10 · W 39-36 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Arkansas
Week 10 · W 63-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Ole Miss
29.5 primary output · 54.8 efficiency · 10.6 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Arkansas
51.6
10.5 primary · 37.6 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Arkansas
41.9
13 primary · 28.2 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
13
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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