Safety, Southern Miss, 2021–24
Jay Jones
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Demopolis, AL
Jay Jones played safety at Southern Miss (2021–24).
Career highs
10tackles, career highat James Madison, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 22 | 12 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 46 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Career | 88 | 48 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 5 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 5 | S | So. | ||
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 5 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 5 | S | Sr. | 6′1″ | 210 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Southern Miss 10 games, 46 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Kentucky | L 0–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 35–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. South Florida | L 24–49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Jacksonville State | L 7–44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at UL Monroe | L 21–38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Arkansas State | L 28–44 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at James Madison | L 15–32 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Texas State | L 3–58 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. South Alabama | L 14–35 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Troy | L 20–52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Southern Miss 7 games, 16 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | atArkansas State | L 37–44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Texas State | L 36–50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Old Dominion | L 13–17 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atSouth Alabama | L 3–55 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at App State | L 38–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Mississippi State | L 20–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Troy | L 17–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Southern Miss 9 games, 22 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Liberty | L 27–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Miami | L 7–30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Northwestern State | W 64–10 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Tulane | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atTroy | L 10–27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Arkansas State | W 20–19 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Georgia State | L 14–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Coastal Carolina | L 23–26 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atUL Monroe | W 20–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Southern Miss 2 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Grambling | W 37–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Florida International | W 37–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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