He's done fantasically (other than where he would have been rightfully sent off multiple times, but lets concentrate on his main defending) and while at first I felt Jones and Rojo were performing equally, I do think Rojo has stuck his neck out in front recently.
1) The way we're playing at the moment with Pogba and Ander pressing high up the pitch, and our generally better football when we have the ball has led to our CBs having to win the ball less. So this takes a lot of the pressure off of them. For example comparing against Smalling's best seasons he's behind with his ball winning. He's most likely simply had less to do than Smalling with regards to dealing with the ball on the floor (tackles and interceptions).
However...
2) Rojo is averaging 8.6 clearances a game. We haven't seen that high a number since Vidic, who was the ultimate box defender. Smalling's 7.2 in 12/13 was the most he had managed, and he was the one who stood out in this regard post Vidic and Ferdinand. I think this is also to do with our pressing midfielders, which leads to the opponents trying to play longer balls up to front players to avoid the press and Rojo has been able to match most strikers in the air. So less to do on the floor perhaps, but more to do in the air.
Given that he has been so good dealing with high balls and crosses, he should see about improving his goalscoring from our set pieces. That is an area where Smalling is still well ahead, having scored a good amount of goals whereas Rojo has barely any.
Also, while his passing remains a bit dodgy where he will try something more complicated than needed and give the ball away in a dangerous area, he's been very good bringing the ball out of defence with some positive runs forward. Another example of that led to Blind's goal.
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