Jamal Ligon

Former linebacker at UTSA. 2024: 46 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

LB · UTSA · Sr.

6′2″ · 235 lb · Tyler, TX

CFB Index 56 · #230 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceUTSA 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 1627 nationally · Signed with UTSA

Statement game19 tackles · 1.5 TFL · 1.5 sacksvs Middle Tennessee (FBS) · W 37-35

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at UTSA. 2024: 46 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at UTSA, 328 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

202011 games

Signed with UTSA3-star out of Tyler Lee

202111 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

202213 games

All-Conference USAsecond

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1627 national

CFB

College

UTSA

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

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ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM

All-Conference USA 2nd team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

1 coach

2020–2024

Jeff Traylor

UTSA

Played his entire career under Jeff Traylor.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 46-20 over that span.

2020UTSA7-5HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021UTSA12-2HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022UTSA11-3HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced

2023UTSA9-4HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning

2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

56Quality starter #230 of 571?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (89th percentile). Strength: sacks (88th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#255 / 2892 · 89th pct

Sacks#309 / 2892 · 88th pct

3.0

Tackles for loss#361 / 2892 · 87th pct

6.5

Passes defended#504 / 2892 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#678 / 2892 · 76th pct

Tackles#713 / 2892 · 75th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.4	0.6	0.1	0.1
Road6g	3.7	0.3	0.3	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.0	0.4	0.3	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	0.6	0.2	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Traylor

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

56 · #230 of 571 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #230 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	UTSA	46	27	6.5	3.0	3	--	--
2023	UTSA	62	35	7.0	1.0	1	--	--
2022	UTSA	84	39	6.0	1.0	1	--	--
2021	UTSA	64	29	2.0	1.0	1	1	--
2020	UTSA	72	31	7.5	4.0	1	--	--
Career		328	161	29.0	10.0	7	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024

W 44–36

vs Memphis

6 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 TFL

Edged out Memphis at home in a shootout.

With O. McCown — 280 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.8 · 28 rush yds (5 car) · C. Carpenter — 9 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 28-16vs Kennesaw State	3	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 10-49@ Texas State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 7-56@ Texas	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 45-7vs Houston Christian	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 20-30@ East Carolina	5	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 27-29@ Rice	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 38-24vs Florida Atlantic	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 45-46@ Tulsa	4	4	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 10	W 44-36vs Memphis	6	4	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 12	W 48-27vs North Texas	4	3	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 51-27vs Temple	4	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 24-29@ Army	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 44-15vs Coastal Carolina	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		46	27	6.5	3.0	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology