Jonathan Lenard Jr.: S · San José State · #27.
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Jonathan Lenard Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The six seasons at San José State span two head coaches: Ron Caragher and Brent Brennan. On tape: 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Colorado State, Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
72 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 6 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | San José State | 72 | 37 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | San José State | 27 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | San José State | 95 | 68 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | San José State | 90 | 56 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | San José State | 33 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 318 | 206 | 17.5 | 2.0 | 9 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-14vs Southern Utah | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 7-30@ No. 15 USC | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 17-13@ Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-23@ Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-31vs New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-32@ Colorado State | 13 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 13-19vs No. 24 San Diego State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-20@ UNLV | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-21vs Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ Nevada | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-48vs Utah State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-40vs Fresno State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 37 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFL72 tackles · 6 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
54.0%
401 pass / 342 run
Plays / game
61.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
72 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Six seasons at San José State, 318 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ron Caragher → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
