Chris Jones

LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Byram, MS, USA

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Chris Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.7 disruption score.

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Major defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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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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Class 2023 · Rating 0.8144

Byhalia · Byhalia, MS

Committed To: Southern Miss
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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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%)

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.

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