Kelley Jones
Mississippi State Bulldogs
90
Elite

Kelley Jones

Mississippi State BulldogsSolid
RCBDefenseElite
Projected Starter

Is Kelley Jones starting?

Kelley Jones is the projected starter at RCB for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Redshirt junior · #1 · 6'4", 205 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Mississippi State Bulldogs

  1. 1190Kelley JonesStarter
  2. 22679Jamroc Grimsley
  3. 32476Quentin Taylor

Mississippi State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the SEC

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Up next for Mississippi State

Mississippi State plays Vanderbilt at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Clarksdale, ranked #372 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 34 tackles, 2 INT, 11 PBU. That's 9% of the team's production at his spot and 97th-percentile production nationally — good for a 90 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #372 Natl2-Yr Total62 tacklesTeam Share9%Percentile97th
Clarksdale, MS
Jersey
#1
Class
RS JR
Height
6'4"
Weight
205 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
202534211
20242801

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8967
National Rank
#372
High School
Clarksdale
Hometown
Clarksdale, MS

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 97th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 90.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 97% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LTEXTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-3

Oct 24LOUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 23-15

Oct 17LLSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-0

Oct 3LALATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 56-23

Sep 26WMIZTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
4

Final W 31-24

Sep 19WSCTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-34

Sep 12WMINNTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 38-13

Sep 5WULMTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 62-13

Kelley Jones's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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34 tkl · 11 PD · 2 INT
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