Jonathan Sutherland

Senior linebacker for Penn State. 2022: 35 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Penn State · Sr.

5′11″ · 211 lb · Ottawa, ON

CFB Index 31 · #426 of 548 LBsHigh confidencePenn State 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

S recruit

No. 274 nationally · Signed with Penn State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Penn State. 2022: 35 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Penn State, 134 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2017

Signed with Penn State4-star out of Episcopal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#274 national

CFB

College

Penn State

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

1 coach

2018–2022

James Franklin

Penn State

Played his entire career under James Franklin.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under James Franklin — 42-19 over that span.

2018Penn State9-4HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2019Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2020Penn State4-5HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced

2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #426 of 548?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#511 / 2755 · 76th pct

Solo tackles#916 / 2755 · 66th pct

Sacks#845 / 2755 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles#1057 / 2755 · 61st pct

Passes defended#1116 / 2755 · 48th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1576 / 2755 · 39th pct

1.5

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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.1
Road5g	3.6	0.3	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.8	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.0	0.1	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #426 of 548 LBs

Former four-star. Now #426 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Penn State	35	22	1.5	1.0	1	--	--
2021	Penn State	24	13	2.0	0.0	1	1	--
2020	Penn State	13	6	2.0	0.5	2	--	--
2019	Penn State	23	11	0.5	0.0	--	--	1
2018	Penn State	39	25	2.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		134	77	8.0	1.5	5	1	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 35-31@ Purdue	3	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 46-10vs Ohio	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 41-12@ Auburn	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 33-14vs Central Michigan	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 17-7vs Northwestern	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 17-41@ Michigan	7	2	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 8	W 45-17vs Minnesota	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 31-44vs Ohio State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 45-14@ Indiana	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 30-0vs Maryland	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 55-10@ Rutgers	4	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 35-16vs Michigan State	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		35	22	1.5	1.0	—	1

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

Jonathan Sutherland

2017

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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