Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Southern Miss
Chris Jones
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Byram, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Player Story
Chris Jones built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Byram, MS wearing No. 35, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Chris Jones' career was his defensive production: 178...
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- Committed To
- Southern Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Chris Jones, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Southern Miss. Chris Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 178
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 4.5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Chris Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · LB
- Career Tackles
- 178
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Southern Miss
- Top game
- Georgia Southern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Byhalia · Southern Miss
- High school pipeline
- Byhalia · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 132 tackles · LB 6th (top 1%) · Sun Belt 1st (top 1%) · National 6th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 9 | 46 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Southern Miss | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 13 | 126 | 7.5 | 3.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 73 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss to Florida State | G5/FCS to P4 | 79.8 | Jan 15, 2026 |
Chris Jones played LB for Southern Miss. Across 2 tracked seasons, Chris Jones recorded 178 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Southern Miss paired 16 primary output with 52.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss 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 · Southern Miss
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
27.4
Usage
6.3
Consistency
45.8
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. SE Louisiana: 0. South Florida: 0. Jacksonville State: 1.5. Louisiana: 2. UL Monroe: 0.5. Arkansas State: 0.5. James Madison: 1. Marshall: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. SE Louisiana: 5 by 20.8. South Florida: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 8 by 48.3. Louisiana: 5 by 40.8. UL Monroe: 2 by 13.3. Arkansas State: 9 by 42.5. James Madison: 5 by 30.8. Marshall: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 8 · +0.7 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
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Jacksonville State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/9 | vs Marshall | L 3-37 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ James Madison | L 15-32 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Arkansas State | L 28-44 | 9 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ UL Monroe | L 21-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs LouisianaSplash game | L 13-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Jacksonville State | L 7-44 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs South Florida | L 24-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs SE Louisiana | W 35-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Kentucky | L 0-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Jones story
Chris Jones built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Byram, MS wearing No. 35, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Chris Jones' career was his defensive production: 178 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Chris Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Southern Miss
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 5.5 | 27.4 | 6.3 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Southern Miss | 16 | 52.7 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 16 | 52.7 | 10.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 103 Georgia Southern
Week 7 · W 38-35 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Havoc Plays
96.9 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 96.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisiana
Week 6 · L 13-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Jacksonville State
Week 4 · L 7-44
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 77 Louisiana Tech
Week 4 · L 20-30
1.5
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 105 Louisiana
Week 8 · W 22-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Southern Miss
16 primary output · 52.7 efficiency · 10.7 usage
73
#2
2025 Regular Season · Southern Miss
73
16 primary · 52.7 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Southern Miss
40.1
5.5 primary · 27.4 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
4
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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