Jonathan Decker is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Central Michigan.
Decker wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Central Michigan. On tape: 6 tackles against Akron, Week 6, 2025.
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
25 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 25 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 32 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 49-10vs Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-28@ Akron | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 27-6@ Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-13vs Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24@ Western Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-19vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-16@ Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-21vs Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 7-34vs Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2025
W 27-6
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Bowling Green.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries25 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
32.2%
252 pass / 531 run
Plays / game
60.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
261 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #312 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #34 of 43 Mid-American DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
