James Jennette III: DL · Ball State · #35.
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James Jennette III
Wins the gap play after play. Third year in the Ball State defensive front. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Northern Illinois — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ball State | 42 | 21 | 8.0 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | Ball State | 32 | 12 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Ball State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 84 | 38 | 15.0 | 5.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-34vs Indiana | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-29vs Fordham | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-34@ NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20@ Northern Illinois | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 29-23@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-14vs Toledo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 44-45vs Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 38-41@ Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-27vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 21 | 8.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2019
W 57-29
vs Fordham
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Fordham.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%8 TFLSack rate
8%4 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries42 tackles · 8 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Mike Neu — 11-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
41.3%
372 pass / 528 run
Plays / game
75.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
42 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ball State, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Neu.
