Kelvin Sheppard is a big Chad Jones fan.”I always tell him I think he is one of the best safeties in the country,” said the senior linebacker. “He’s a very gifted safety.”Jones might have earned himself a few additional fans Saturday, and he hopes his performance against Louisiana-Lafayette is just the beginning.The New Orleans native switched from nickelback to his “natural” position at safety at the beginning of the season, and the move paid dividends in Saturday’s 31-3 victory as Jones intercepted two passes — the first multi-interception game of his career. “That is what everyone has been waiting for from Chad Jones,” said redshirt freshman defensive end Chancey Aghayere. “Usually, when they think of Chad Jones, they think of a big hitter, not a great coverage person. I was excited for him. He got his big performance that he wanted.” Jones is hoping his play Saturday is a sign of things to come this season.”I feel much more comfortable and much more confident because I feel like it’s my natural position,” Jones said. Jones said he always plans on having big games. “I’m going to catch a pick, make some type of turnover, make tackles, make big plays — I go into every game like that,” Jones said. “Things don’t always work the way you want them to, but this week it did.” The two interceptions tie Jones for the Southeastern Conference lead in interceptions with Arkansas sophomore safety Tramain Thomas. Jones said his picks were the product of his teammates being in the right positions. “On the first interception, [sophomore cornerback] Patrick Peterson was playing under the receiver,” Jones said. “It forced the quarterback to make a high throw and the ball came to my hands.”He credited junior cornerback Jai Eugene’s speed for the second interception. “Jai Eugene blitzed off the corner and hit the quarterback as he was throwing, and he kind of threw a dump-type pass, and it kind of fell into my hands,” Jones said.Jones’ two interceptions were the Tigers’ third and fourth of the season. LSU only picked off eight passes all year.  Jones said the defense is creating more turnovers because he and his teammates are more in sync with each other. “We know how each other plays,” he said. “Most of us have played with each other for two years.” Jones also said he is gaining more confidence in himself at that position, and he enjoys playing it more than cornerback.”I get to see the whole field,” Jones said. “I can play how I usually play, how I feel like playing. With me playing nickel and dime my first two years, it wasn’t my specialty to cover receivers, but now it is much easier with me playing off the line seeing what’s going on and breaking on the ball.”LSU coach Les Miles noticed Jones’ increased confidence and applauded his performance Saturday but said he wants to see a lot more from Jones. “I’m not happy with him, and he better not be happy with him,” Miles said. “He needs to continue to develop and continue to grow. These are games we’ve won, which are not nearly as important as games we have yet to play. If he’s ready to play in games we’ve yet to play, that’s what I want to see.” Jones will need to continue playing games like Saturday as LSU has faces each of the SEC’s top-five passing offenses during the final nine games of this season.- – – -Contact Amos Morale at [email protected]