Virginia loses veteran defensive lineman Terrell Jones, who entered his name into the transfer portal. Jones finished his career with Virginia with 34 tackles and 11 tackles for loss. He was a big part of the initial start of head coach Tony Elliot’s first recruitment class in 2022.
Virginia DL Terrell Jones is entering the transfer portal, his rep @CRogSuperAgent tells @PeteNakos. The 6-foot-5, 285-pound DL appeared in 14 games, posting 34 career tackles, 11 TFLs, 9 QB hurries and a forced fumble. Has two years of eligibility remaining.… pic.twitter.com/C9s7MNpB7w
— Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal) December 30, 2025
Jones had a career year in 2024 when he finished with 24 tackles. He didn’t play a lot in 2025, but still put up numbers. Jones finished with four tackles and a forced fumble. Joe’s posted a 79.8 defensive grade per Pro Football Focus (PFF). The most impressive grade was in run defense where he finished with an 86.7 run defense grade. He posted an 88.0 defensive grade against Coastal Carolina on 20 snaps and an even better 92.0 run defense grade. In that game, he also forced his first career forced fumble against the Chanticleers.
Here is more via his Virginia Cavaliers Bio:…