#34

Jordan Jones

Senior linebacker for Kentucky. 2018: 68 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

LB · Kentucky · Sr. · #34

6′2″ · 218 lb · Youngstown, OH

Kentucky 2018 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Kentucky. 2018: 68 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Kentucky, 241 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Kentucky

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Mark Stoops

Kentucky

Played his entire career under Mark Stoops.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Mark Stoops — 24-15 over that span.

2016Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2017Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

2018Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (88th percentile). Strength: passes defended (83rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#307 / 2662 · 88th pct

Passes defended#374 / 2662 · 83rd pct

Tackles for loss#459 / 2662 · 81st pct

6.0

QB hurries#450 / 2662 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#571 / 2662 · 78th pct

Sacks#683 / 2662 · 72nd pct

1.5

Forced fumbles#63 / 722 · 46th 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

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.9	0.4	0.1	0.6
Road5g	5.4	0.6	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	0.6	0.2	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	6.2	0.4	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Stein

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

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Kentucky	68	31	6.0	1.5	4	--	--
2017	Kentucky	64	36	7.5	2.0	1	--	--
2016	Kentucky	109	74	15.5	4.0	4	--	--
Career		241	141	29.0	7.5	9	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2018

W 28–7

vs Mississippi State

8 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 QB HUR

Dominant 21-point win at home against Mississippi State.

With M. Duffy — 44 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG · B. Snell Jr. — 165 rush yds (25 car) · 4 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week