#35

Jonathan Jones

Senior defensive lineman for UTSA. 2025: 2.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.

DL · UTSA · Sr. · #35

6′4″ · 270 lb · McKinney, TX

CFB Index 56 · #176 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to UTSA for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 8 pm ETat TexasDKR-Texas Memorial StadiumTexas by 30

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

Tackles for loss: 91st percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

2.5

sacks · 2025

7.5 TFL · 15 tackles · 2 hurries

Best game: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Incarnate Word

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for UTSA. 2025: 2.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.

His career, year by year

Jonathan Jones

DL · UTSA · Sr · #35

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Eli Drinkwitz and Jeff Traylor. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 2.5 TFL against Incarnate Word, Week 3, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Balanced, fast tempo

2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo

2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

56Quality starter #176 of 420?

Medium confidenceBreakout6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Strength: passes defended (86th percentile). Concern: tackles (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#234 / 2975 · 91st pct

7.5

Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct

Sacks#389 / 2975 · 85th pct

2.5

QB hurries#634 / 2975 · 72nd pct

Solo tackles#2127 / 2975 · 26th pct

Tackles#2386 / 2975 · 18th 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

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.3	0.8	0.2	0.5
Road5g	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.5	0.9	0.2	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Traylor

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

56 · #176 of 420 edge rushers

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-AAC

Based on 2025: #16 of 53 American Athletic DLs

How the All-AAC estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UTSA	15	9	7.5	2.5	4	--	--
2024	UTSA	14	8	3.0	1.5	--	--	--
2021	Missouri	--	--	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
Career		29	17	10.5	4.0	6	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 48–20

vs Incarnate Word

3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACKS

Dominant 28-point win at home against Incarnate Word.

With O. McCown — 238 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.2 · 10 rush yds (2 car) · C. Hogan — 46 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 53 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	L 36-43vs Texas State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 48-20vs Incarnate Word	3	2	2.5	0.5	—	0	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 4	W 17-16@ Colorado State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 21-27@ Temple	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 61-13vs Rice	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 17-55@ North Texas	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 23-55@ South Florida	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 28-7@ Charlotte	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 58-24vs East Carolina	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 24-27vs Army	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 57-20vs Florida International	1	1	1.0	1.0	—	1
Total		15	9	7.5	2.5	—	4

How he plays

Play style

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

CFB Index positional classification

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

11 games

15Tackles

9Solo

7.5TFL

2.5Sacks

4Pass def.

0INT

15 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 TFL.

Week 11 sack · 1 PD
Week 21 PD
Week 30.5 sacks
Week 71 PD
Week 81 PD
Week 121 sack

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.

2026 Outlook

UTSA

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · UTSA

Returning around him

Transfer portal: -1 net (22 in / 23 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

UTSA · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #79

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to De'Jon Benton’s 2023 season.

De'Jon Benton

73%match

USC · 2023

Clay Cromwell

Navy · 2021

61%

Dante Stills

West Virginia · 2021

All-Big 12NFL Rd 6

61%

Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins

Georgia · 2024

NFL Rd 5

58%

Stephen Daley

Indiana · 2025

58%

Matches De'Jon on

Weight

TFL rate

Hurry rate

Differs from De'Jon on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to De'Jon Benton's junior season at USC (2023).

De'Jon Benton

78%match

USC · 2023

All-Mountain West

Adisa Isaac

Penn State · 2023

All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 30

64%

Jasheen Davis

Wake Forest · 2022

All-ACC

64%

Durrell Johnson

Liberty · 2022

57%

Bo Richter

Air Force · 2023

All-Mountain West

54%

Matches De'Jon on

Class year

TFL rate

Sack rate

Differs from De'Jon on

Height (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Jonathan Jones

Jahzon Jacks

Fresno State · 2025

89%

Denis Jaquez Jr.

Syracuse · 2025

88%

C.J. Nunnally

Akron · 2024

86%

Stephen Daley

Indiana · 2025

58%

The defensive line · UTSA

#35Jonathan JonesDL · Sr.7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#99Tai LeonardDL · Sr.3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#88Cameron BlaylockDL · Jr.1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#44Collins AcheampongDL · So.1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#98Jameian BuxtonDL · Sr.1 tackle for loss · 2025

15 more on the roster · UTSA team page

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