Tennessee · L 24-45
No tackles.
Pittsburgh · L 11-34
10 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 6 games average 2 tackles. This one was 8 above.
Duclona has tackles in 7 of Georgia Tech’s 8 games: none against Tennessee.
Jonas Duclona
Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Luke Fickell, Kevin Patrick and Brent Key. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Pittsburgh — Week 9, 2026.
19 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 19 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | South Florida | 35 | 30 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 58 | 47 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 pass breakups, 10 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-49vs Boston College | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 11-34@ Pittsburgh | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 19 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · L 11-34 at Pittsburgh, play by play
10 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. The fumble he forced ended Pittsburgh’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 10, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, down 10-0. Ended Pittsburgh’s drive (fumble).
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
How Georgia Tech’s defense played that day
Pittsburgh’s 15 drives: 9 stopped (3 takeaways) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 3. His forced fumble came with Georgia Tech down 10.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
19tackles this season19 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
53.1%
267 pass / 236 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #259 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Luke Fickell, Alex Golesh and Brent Key.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Georgia Tech
