A'Khori Jones is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Liberty.
Jones plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The four seasons at Liberty span two head coaches: Hugh Freeze and Jamey Chadwell. The first one came in 2024: All-Conference USA. On tape: 5 tackles against Jacksonville State, Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Maine | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-34@ Jacksonville State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-23@ Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-31vs James Madison | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21@ Old Dominion | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 19-8@ UTEP | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-27vs New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-30vs Delaware | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21vs Missouri State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-34@ Florida International | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-34@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 42-48vs Kennesaw State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 26 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFL39 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
38.7%
314 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
67.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
341 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #292 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #15 of 25 Conference USA Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
