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Andrew Jones

LB · Ole Miss · Sr · #12

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

38 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Ole Miss for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Ole Miss for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Linebacker · Ole Miss

Returning around him

  • 18% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 2 Ole Miss players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +3 net (28 in / 25 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Ole Miss · Last season: 13-2 (AP #6) · Talent rank #21 · 2026 recruiting class #16

LB · OLE MISS · SEC

Andrew Jones

  • 4
  • #12
  • 6-2 | 220 lb
  • Marrero, LA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

51

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by qb hurries at the 95th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#12607

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP LB AWARD

Butkus

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R05 · Part-time starter

Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#453 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionLB
Class4
Jersey12
Measurements6-2 | 220 lb
HometownMarrero, LA
Primary teamOle Miss

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1999 recruit
Composite rating 0.8244 HighSchool
Signed with Grambling 2023
Origin West Jessamine Lexington, KY, USA
Class Profile Context
2023 3-star | 0.8244 No. 1999 recruit | HighSchool | Grambling
2021 3-star | 0.8852 No. 453 recruit | HighSchool | Memphis

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Ole Miss 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Dec 20, 2024
Season Move Context
2025 Grambling -> Ole Miss 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2022 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 20
Current nowcast#12607Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#12452Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Grambling

Composite

0.8244

#1999 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Andrew Jones

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Andrew Jones

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 10g
38Tackles
2.5Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
4Tackles
0.2Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
49Tackles
3.2Tackles for loss
0Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 38): needs 14/game over remaining 3.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 38): needs 20.7/game over remaining 3.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 2/game over remaining 3.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 3.3/game over remaining 3.

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Andrew Jones is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Ole Miss's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #12607 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 38 22 solo | #976/4942 (80th pct)
TFL 2.5 Backfield disruption | #1236/4972 (75th pct)
Sacks 0.0 Pass-rush finish | #1762/4972 (65th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-disruption defender | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.

High-disruption defenderHigh-volume tackler

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
38 80th
SOLO
22 80th
TFL
2.5 75th
SACK
0.0 65th
QBH
6 94th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 4W 45-10vs Tulane100.50.00
Wk 5W 24-19vs LSU210.00.00
Wk 8L 35-43@ Georgia440.00.00
Wk 9W 34-26@ Oklahoma330.00.00
Wk 10W 30-14vs South Carolina431.00.00
Wk 11W 49-0vs The Citadel420.50.00
Wk 12W 34-24vs Florida520.00.00
Wk 14W 38-19@ Mississippi State840.00.00Season-high 8 tackles
BowlW 41-10vs Tulane310.00.00
BowlW 39-34@ Georgia420.50.00
Total38222.50.00
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2022Memphis7-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Ole Miss38222.50.0------
2022Memphis441.00.0------
Career2 loaded seasons42263.50.0------
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

INT -- -- pick-six TD
Pass breakups 0 Coverage disruption
QB pressures 6 Quarterback hurries | #117/1878 (94th pct)
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 38 #976/4942 80th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 2.5 #1236/4972 75th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 0.0 #1762/4972 65th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense QB hurries 6 #117/1878 94th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 22 #902/4584 80th pct Volumevs FBS DEF

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

The Butkus award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home6g3.20.30.00.0
Road4g4.80.10.00.0

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins9g3.80.30.00.0
Losses1g4.00.00.00.0

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-74g2.50.20.00.0
Weeks 8+6g4.70.20.00.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the LB cohort

51Mid-pack
6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (94th). Concern: passes defended (17th).

QB hurries#117 / 2975 · 95th pct
6defe
Solo tackles#902 / 2975 · 69th pct
22defe
Tackles#976 / 2975 · 67th pct
38defe
Tackles for loss#1222 / 2975 · 56th pct
2.5defe
Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct
0.0defe
Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct
0defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · LB · 2022

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 6 metrics
Andrew JonesOle MissBlake FletcherAir Force· 72% simMicah DaveyUTEP· 71% simMarcAnthony ParkerNavy· 68% sim
QB hurries
95
Jones
92
Fletcher
82
Davey
88
Parker
Solo tackles
69
Jones
91
Fletcher
99
Davey
96
Parker
Tackles
67
Jones
99
Fletcher
99
Davey
98
Parker
Tackles for loss
56
Jones
28
Fletcher
91
Davey
87
Parker
Sacks
24
Jones
24
Fletcher
63
Davey
80
Parker
Passes defended
18
Jones
67
Fletcher
18
Davey
18
Parker

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to George Reid’s 2021 season.

George Reid

88%match

Temple · 2021

#2

Jamal Morris

Houston · 2022

87%
#3

Jarrett Jerrels

Florida Atlantic · 2023

86%
#4

Brayden Stringer

Texas State · 2020

86%
#5

Ahmad McCullough

Maryland · 2022

84%

Matches George on

PD rate
Weight
TFL rate

Differs from George on

Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Nicholson's senior season at Kent State (2023).

Devin Nicholson

92%match

Kent State · 2023

#2

Devin Lafayette

Northern Illinois · 2023

All-Sun Belt
90%
#3

Jack Beebe

Ball State · 2025

86%
#4

Taiwan Berryhill

Kansas · 2023

86%
#5

Antonio Stevens

Purdue · 2024

86%

Matches Devin on

Class year
Height
TFL rate

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

Pass share

48.2%

521 pass / 560 run

Plays / game

72.1

15 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

4.5%

330 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Lane Kiffin
Ole Miss
2025
Lane Kiffin
Ole Miss

Played his entire career under Lane Kiffin.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownMarrero, LA
Height6'2"
Weight220 lb
Class4
PositionLB
Jersey12

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2022 Memphis LB4 #12607 #12452 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | American Athletic
2021 Memphis LB4 #12911 #12711 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | American Athletic

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Ole Miss SEC LB 4 No. 12 | 6-2 | 220 lb | Marrero, LA
2022 Memphis American Athletic LB 4 No. 12 | 6-2 | 220 lb | Marrero, LA
2021 Memphis American Athletic LB 4 No. 12 | 6-2 | 220 lb | Marrero, LA