Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-18vs South Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#29
Jon Jon Stevens
Sophomore defensive back on Northwestern's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Columbus, OH
Returning to Northwestern for 2026
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1076 nationally · Signed with Northwestern
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Northwestern's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northwestern in 2025.
Jon Jon Stevens
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his second year in the same secondary at Northwestern. One game to point at: 1 tackles against South Dakota State — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20257 games
- Signed with Northwestern3-star out of Westerville North
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under David Braun — 8-6 over that span.
2025Northwestern7-6HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
2026Northwestern1-0HC: David Braun · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 15 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–18
1 TOT
With A. Chiles — 273 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 18 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · J. Himon II — 87 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #60 · 2026 recruiting class #52
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Michael Ballentine’s 2021 season.
Matches Michael on
Height
Tackle volume
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Rashad Godfrey Jr.'s freshman season at Iowa (2025).
Matches Rashad on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jon Jon Stevens
The secondary · Northwestern
- #6Robert Fitzgerald106 tackles · 2025
- #9Braden Turner52 tackles · 2025
- #18Garner Wallace45 tackles · 2025
- #13Josh Fussell29 tackles · 2025
- #29Jon Jon Stevens15 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Northwestern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology