Jaquan Amos: S · Ball State · #16.
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Jaquan Amos
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Matt Campbell and Mike Neu. On tape: 14 tackles against Eastern Michigan, Week 8, 2022.
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
95 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 6.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 95 | 61 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 97 | 62 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-59@ Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-37vs Western Michigan | 8 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 31-0vs Murray State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-34@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-38vs Northern Illinois | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16@ Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-21vs UConn | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-20vs Eastern Michigan | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 27-20@ Kent State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ Toledo | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-32vs Ohio | 11 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-18@ Miami (OH) | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 61 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
95tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFL95 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
54.1%
481 pass / 408 run
Plays / game
74.1
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
490 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
95 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #34 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Iowa State and Ball State, 97 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Campbell and Mike Neu.
