Safety, Vanderbilt (from Clemson), 2024–26
Ricardo Jones
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Warner Robins, GA
Ricardo Jones plays safety for Vanderbilt, after Clemson (2024–25). Last time out, against Arkansas: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
32 tackles
Last game: 4 tackles vs. Arkansas, L 21–31
Next game: at Kentucky, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. NC State, 20262interceptions, career highat South Carolina, 2025Team titles: ACC champions, 2024
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Clemson | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Clemson | 39 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 91 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Clemson | 7 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Clemson | 7 | S | So. | ||
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 7 | S | Jr. | 6′2″ | 200 |
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
2026 Vanderbilt 7 games, 32 tackles
2025 Clemson 12 games, 39 tackles, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. LSU | L 10–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Troy | W 27–16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Georgia Tech | L 21–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Syracuse | L 21–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at North Carolina | W 38–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Boston College | W 41–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. SMU | L 24–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Duke | L 45–46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Florida State | W 24–10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Louisville | W 20–19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at South Carolina | W 28–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Penn State | L 10–22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Clemson 7 games, 20 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. App State | W 66–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. NC State | W 59–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Wake Forest | W 49–14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Virginia | W 48–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Pittsburgh | W 24–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. The Citadel | W 51–14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at Texas | L 24–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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