Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 49-10vs Wagner | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#41
Keyton Jones
Sophomore defensive back on Central Michigan's 2026 roster.
5′9″ · 185 lb · Avon, IN · Avon H.S.
Returning to Central Michigan for 2026
The story
2 defensive back on Central Michigan's 2025 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKeyton Jones
The receipt: 2 tackles against Wagner — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Central Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 49–10
vs Wagner
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
With J. Labas — 241 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.5 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · N. Biggins — 15 rush yds (5 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Central Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Central Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -5 net (12 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #95
Background
2025 As a redshirt freshman defensive back, saw action in five games … Played primarily on special teams … Finished the year with two tackles (one solo) and a pass breakup … Registered a career-high two tackles (one solo) with a pass breakup vs. Wagner (9/20) … Also played at Akron (10/4), vs. Ea...
The secondary · Central Michigan
- #4Jaion Jackson45 tackles · 2025
- #14Justin Taylor17 tackles · 2025
- #7Ed Conoran8 tackles · 2025
- #23Kyle Krebs3 tackles · 2025
- #41Keyton Jones2 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Central Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology