#13

Jonathan Celestin

Linebacker for Minnesota. 2017: 78 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Minnesota · #13

6′1″ · 232 lb · Jonesboro, GA

Minnesota 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 1841 nationally · Signed with Minnesota

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 linebacker for Minnesota. 2017: 78 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Minnesota, 158 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2014

Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Mundy's Mill

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1841 national

CFB

College

Minnesota

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2017

2 coaches

2016

Tracy Claeys

Minnesota

2017

P.J. Fleck

Minnesota

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Tracy Claeys → P.J. Fleck. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Minnesota9-4HC: Tracy Claeys · Run-heavy

2017Minnesota5-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (96th percentile). Strength: tackles (92nd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#94 / 2682 · 96th pct

Tackles#214 / 2682 · 92nd pct

Tackles for loss#516 / 2682 · 79th pct

5.5

QB hurries#441 / 2682 · 78th pct

Passes defended#746 / 2682 · 66th pct

Sacks#799 / 2682 · 62nd pct

1.0

Forced fumbles#69 / 715 · 45th pct

Interceptions#309 / 795 · 31st 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

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	6.3	0.5	0.0	0.3
Road5g	6.8	0.4	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.8	0.8	0.2	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	5.2	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Minnesota	78	55	5.5	1.0	2	1	--
2016	Minnesota	80	53	7.0	2.5	4	--	--
Career		158	108	12.5	3.5	6	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2017

W 54–21

vs Nebraska

4 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 33-point win at home against Nebraska.

With D. Croft — 105 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 183 rush yds (10 car) · 3 TD · R. Smith — 134 rush yds (24 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 17-7vs Buffalo	6	5	1.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 48-14@ Oregon State	10	8	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 34-3vs Middle Tennessee	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 5	L 24-31vs Maryland	15	11	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 15 tackles
Wk 6	L 17-31@ Purdue	6	6	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 27-30vs Michigan State	6	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 24-17vs Illinois	5	3	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	L 10-17@ Iowa	8	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 10-33@ Michigan	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 54-21vs Nebraska	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 0-39@ Northwestern	6	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 0-31vs Wisconsin	4	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Total		78	55	5.5	1.0	1	2

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

2014

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays