2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 1
Kelley Jones
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Clarksdale, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Clarksdale HS
Career Honors
2025 All-SEC Fourth Team, CB (Phil Steele)
2025 CBS Top 150 Players (#147)
2025 All-SEC First Team, WR (PFSN)
2025 All-SEC Third Team, DB (Coaches')
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 27 career games with 17 starts … Switched from No. 29 to No. 1 ahead of the 2024 season … Won the inaugural ‘Fast as Hail’ competition in the summer of 2024 as the teams fastest player … Following the 2025 season, Jones had 63 tackles, 12 pass breakup, two interceptions and one fumble recovery.
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Started all 13 games … Third Team All-SEC by leagues head coaches …First Team All-SEC by PFSN … Fourth Team All-SEC by Phil Steele … Tallied 34 tackles, 11 pass breakups and two interceptions … Returned a blocked PAT for 2-points in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest (1/2) … Became a full time starter … Earned his first career interception at Texas A&M … Earned a coverage grade of 76.8, ranking 62nd nationally amongst all corners who played at least 50% of their teams defensive snaps according to Pro Football Focus … According to PFF, allowed 11 receptions on 38 targets (28.9%), the best percentage among all corners who played 50% of the snaps … Only faced one target against Ole Miss and no targets against Wake Forest … Allowed the fewest receptions (11) among all SEC corners ... at Southern Miss (8/30): Opened the year with a strong showing against Southern Miss, posting a career-high two pass breakups along with two tackles .. vs Arizona State (9/6): Collected six tackles, Personal high in a game since Florida (9/21/24) ... vs Alcorn State (9/13): Was only targeted one time all game ... at Texas A&M (10/4): secured his first career interception .. extended the Bulldogs interception streak to six games ... at Florida (10/18): led the team in pass breakups ... vs Texas (10/15): secured his second interception of the season ... started his eighth straight game ... tied his career high in pass breakup for the third time this year ... at Arkansas (11/1): extended his pass breakup streak to three games in a row ... vs Georgia (11/8): tied his career high in pass break ups ... recorded his fourth game this season with more than one pass breakup ... at Missouri (11/15): starter his eleventh game in a row ... vs Ole Miss (11/28): started his 12th game in a row … vs. Wake Forest (1/2): Tallied four tackles … Returned a blocked PAT for 2 points, scoring his first two career points.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Played in 11 games with four starts … Recorded 29 tackles, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his first career start … Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted … His first tackle against EKU was the first tackle of his career … Played in 65 total snaps, 49 at the wide corner spot ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded four tackles, two solo and two assisted ... Florida (9/21): Recorded seven tackles, four solo and three assisted … Earned his first career fumble recovery ... at Georgia (10/12): Recorded one assisted tackle ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Arkansas (10/26): Recorded five tackles, one solo and four assisted ... UMass (11/2): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted … had one pass break up ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded three tackles, one solo and two assisted ... vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded three tackles, one solo and two assisted … at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded one tackle.
2023 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in three games … Earned a redshirt ... Did not record any stats ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Made his Bulldog debut.
High School
Prepped at Clarksdale High School under head coach Johnny Maddox Jr. … Three-star prospect by 247Sports … No. 21 prospect in the state of Mississippi … Helped Clarksdale to a 10-2 record and a second-round appearance in the Class 4A playoffs … Played both quarterback and defensive back … Passed for 558 yards with 10 touchdowns … Rushed for 1,424 with 19 touchdowns … Returned a punt 46 yards for a touchdown … Defensively, totaled 67 tackles and seven pass breakups … Made an appearance in the 2022 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game.
Personal
Son of Katrel Brown … Majoring in business administration.
Career Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 7, vs. Florida (09/21/2024)
Pass Breakups: 2, 4x, last vs. Texas (10/25/2024)
Interceptions: 1, 2x, last vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Florida (09/21/2024)
2025 All-SEC Fourth Team, CB (Phil Steele)
2025 CBS Top 150 Players (#147)
2025 All-SEC First Team, WR (PFSN)
2025 All-SEC Third Team, DB (Coaches')
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 27 career games with 17 starts … Switched from No. 29 to No. 1 ahead of the 2024 season … Won the inaugural ‘Fast as Hail’ competition in the summer of 2024 as the teams fastest player … Following the 2025 season, Jones had 63 tackles, 12 pass breakup, two interceptions and one fumble recovery.
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Started all 13 games … Third Team All-SEC by leagues head coaches …First Team All-SEC by PFSN … Fourth Team All-SEC by Phil Steele … Tallied 34 tackles, 11 pass breakups and two interceptions … Returned a blocked PAT for 2-points in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest (1/2) … Became a full time starter … Earned his first career interception at Texas A&M … Earned a coverage grade of 76.8, ranking 62nd nationally amongst all corners who played at least 50% of their teams defensive snaps according to Pro Football Focus … According to PFF, allowed 11 receptions on 38 targets (28.9%), the best percentage among all corners who played 50% of the snaps … Only faced one target against Ole Miss and no targets against Wake Forest … Allowed the fewest receptions (11) among all SEC corners ... at Southern Miss (8/30): Opened the year with a strong showing against Southern Miss, posting a career-high two pass breakups along with two tackles .. vs Arizona State (9/6): Collected six tackles, Personal high in a game since Florida (9/21/24) ... vs Alcorn State (9/13): Was only targeted one time all game ... at Texas A&M (10/4): secured his first career interception .. extended the Bulldogs interception streak to six games ... at Florida (10/18): led the team in pass breakups ... vs Texas (10/15): secured his second interception of the season ... started his eighth straight game ... tied his career high in pass breakup for the third time this year ... at Arkansas (11/1): extended his pass breakup streak to three games in a row ... vs Georgia (11/8): tied his career high in pass break ups ... recorded his fourth game this season with more than one pass breakup ... at Missouri (11/15): starter his eleventh game in a row ... vs Ole Miss (11/28): started his 12th game in a row … vs. Wake Forest (1/2): Tallied four tackles … Returned a blocked PAT for 2 points, scoring his first two career points.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Played in 11 games with four starts … Recorded 29 tackles, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his first career start … Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted … His first tackle against EKU was the first tackle of his career … Played in 65 total snaps, 49 at the wide corner spot ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded four tackles, two solo and two assisted ... Florida (9/21): Recorded seven tackles, four solo and three assisted … Earned his first career fumble recovery ... at Georgia (10/12): Recorded one assisted tackle ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Arkansas (10/26): Recorded five tackles, one solo and four assisted ... UMass (11/2): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted … had one pass break up ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded three tackles, one solo and two assisted ... vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded three tackles, one solo and two assisted … at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded one tackle.
2023 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in three games … Earned a redshirt ... Did not record any stats ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Made his Bulldog debut.
High School
Prepped at Clarksdale High School under head coach Johnny Maddox Jr. … Three-star prospect by 247Sports … No. 21 prospect in the state of Mississippi … Helped Clarksdale to a 10-2 record and a second-round appearance in the Class 4A playoffs … Played both quarterback and defensive back … Passed for 558 yards with 10 touchdowns … Rushed for 1,424 with 19 touchdowns … Returned a punt 46 yards for a touchdown … Defensively, totaled 67 tackles and seven pass breakups … Made an appearance in the 2022 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game.
Personal
Son of Katrel Brown … Majoring in business administration.
Career Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 7, vs. Florida (09/21/2024)
Pass Breakups: 2, 4x, last vs. Texas (10/25/2024)
Interceptions: 1, 2x, last vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Florida (09/21/2024)
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