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PlayerJarrian Jones · CB, Jacksonville Jaguars, Model Score 75.1Be the Jaguars GM

Jarrian Jones

Jacksonville Jaguars
Pos CB
Updated October 8, 2026

Model Score

75.1 MODEL
2024
74.6
2025
77.3
2026
75.1

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Tier 7 (#49) rookie to tier 6 (#46) sophomore for a 96th overall 3rd-round pick shows modest developmental trajectory. The Florida State-via-Mississippi-State transfer pedigree plus the structural Jaguars anchor role give him basic college foundation. The 2026 question is whether Jones crosses into tier 5 territory in his year-three jump or whether the structural tier 6 finish becomes the stable baseline.

Jones came out of Florida State as the Jacksonville Jaguars' 3rd-round pick (96th overall) in 2024 after transferring from Mississippi State. The Jaguars installed him in the CB rotation as a rookie. His STTM career runs tier 7 (#49) rookie to tier 6 (#46) sophomore.

Strengths

  • Florida State-via-Mississippi-State transfer pedigree plus the 96th overall draft slot gives him real SEC and ACC college foundation.
  • Two years of Jaguars system experience plus structural anchor reps gives him basic developmental floor.

Concerns

  • Career STTM range capped at tier 6 (#46) flags the realistic ceiling at top-45 CB rather than Pro Bowl territory.
  • Jacksonville's broader defensive identity transition compresses the structural support around Jones.

What to watch: Whether Jones crosses into tier 5 (top 40) in 2026, the standard year-three threshold for 3rd-round CB picks on stable-starter trajectories.

Comps

Overall match
size, testing and production, same career stage
Famous comp
names you know, same point in their careers (second years)
Built like
measurables only, his size
Coming out
pros whose college production, size and testing looked like his

Of his 20 closest coming out: 1 star, 3 starters, 7 backups, 9 didn't stick.

Jarrian Jones Injury StatusQuestionable

Jarrian Jones is listed Questionable (Foot), reported Oct 7. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Jarrian Jones Stats This Season · 4 games

1
INT
5
Pass Deflections
54.8%
Comp % Allowed
8.3
Yds / Target
0
TD Allowed
11
Solo Tackles

Draft & College

Round 3, pick 96 · Jacksonville Jaguars · 2024
Florida State (ACC)
Taken
#96
where he actually went
Consensus board
124th
average of the public big boards that spring
Our college model
#841
among CB in our college data

He went about where consensus had him.

In college · 2019-2023 · 58 games
5 INT, 12 pass breakups, 94 tackles, 6 TFL

Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.

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