Jack Jones: DB · Arizona State.
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Jack Jones
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Clay Helton and Herm Edwards. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against UCLA — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 6 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona State | 41 | 35 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Arizona State | 40 | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | USC | 40 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | USC | 13 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 139 | 117 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 28 | 10 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-14vs Southern Utah | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-27@ No. 23 BYU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-13vs Colorado | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-23@ No. 20 UCLA | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 28-10vs Stanford | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-35@ Utah | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Washington State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-30@ Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-24@ Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs Arizona | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 35 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 38-15
vs Arizona
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 23-point win at home against Arizona.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL41 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 6 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Herm Edwards
Pass share
39.5%
313 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
66.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
340 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #15 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at USC and Arizona State, 139 tackles — drafted at #121 overall by the New England Patriots.
A stat line in 48 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Steve Sarkisian, Clay Helton and Herm Edwards.
Next stop · NFL
New England PatriotsEntering 5th NFL season
New England PatriotsEntering 5th NFL season
