Player Dossier

2020-2022

Western Kentucky

C.J. Jones

DB • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Cypress, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

C.J. Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

19%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

38

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

44

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

44

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Player Story

C.J. Jones built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive back from Cypress, TX wearing No. 18, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of C.J. Jones' career was his defensive...

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C.J. Jones, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. C.J. Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
16
TFL
2.5
Sacks
0.5
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
2
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

C.J. Jones quick answers

Latest team and position
Western Kentucky · DB
Career Tackles
16
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Top game
Hawai'i
Latest roster
No. 18 · Senior
2022 Tackles rank
14 tackles · DB 486th (top 53%) · Conference USA 213th (top 43%) · National 2,309th (top 40%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2020 PostseasonWestern Kentucky20-0--133.3
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky20-0--033.3
2021 PostseasonWestern Kentucky52-0-107.3
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky50-0--07.3
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky8142.50.521051.4

Related Context

C.J. Jones played DB for Western Kentucky. Across 3 tracked seasons, C.J. Jones recorded 97 rushing yards, 20 receiving yards, and 16 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Western Kentucky.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Western Kentucky paired 6 primary output with 14.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 14.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

14.8

Usage

3.9

Consistency

58.1

Best Game by takeover score

Hawai'i

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 2. Austin Peay: 1. Indiana: 0. Florida International: 1. Troy: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0. Charlotte: 1. Auburn: 0

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. Hawai'i: 0 by 20. Austin Peay: 2 by 18.3. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 1 by 14.2. Troy: 4 by 26.7. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 3 by 22.5. Auburn: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Hawai'i

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs Troy

Result
Sat 11/19@ AuburnL 17-4111000
Sat 11/5@ CharlotteW 59-7310.500.500
Sat 10/15@ Middle TennesseeW 35-1711000
Sat 10/1vs TroyL 27-3444000
Sat 9/24vs Florida InternationalW 73-011100
Sat 9/17@ IndianaL 30-3321000
Sun 9/4@ Hawai'iSplash gameW 49-1700001
Sat 8/27vs Austin PeayW 38-2721100

Player Story

C.J. Jones story

C.J. Jones built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive back from Cypress, TX wearing No. 18, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of C.J. Jones' career was his defensive production: 16 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. His career also includes 97 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives C.J. Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Western Kentucky

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonWestern Kentucky000
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky0000
2021 PostseasonWestern Kentucky13.70.21
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky13.70.20
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky614.83.95

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Hawai'i

Week 1 · W 49-17

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

48.6 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#2

vs Florida International

Week 4 · W 73-0 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

46.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

#3

vs Troy

Week 5 · L 27-34

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Havoc Plays

46.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

#4

@ App State

Week 1 · W 59-38 · Postseason

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Havoc Plays

42.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.

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@ Charlotte

Week 10 · W 59-7 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

37.2 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

6 primary output · 14.8 efficiency · 3.9 usage

51.4

#2

2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games