Leon Jones

Senior cornerback on Arkansas State's 2023 roster.

CB · Arkansas State · Sr. · #2

6′1″ · 195 lb · Hattiesburg, MS

CFB Index 26 · #280 of 339 cornersLow confidenceArkansas State 2023 alumnus

The story

4 cornerback on Arkansas State's roster.

Signed with Arkansas State in 2021.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

CB recruit

Joined Arkansas State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Arkansas State, 63 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20218 games

Signed with Arkansas Stateout of Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

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2021 class

CFB

College

Arkansas State

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Butch Jones

Arkansas State

Played his entire career under Butch Jones.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Butch Jones — 11-26 over that span.

2021Arkansas State2-10HC: Butch Jones · Pass-heavy

2022Arkansas State3-9HC: Butch Jones · Balanced

2023Arkansas State6-7HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

26Below cohort / limited sample #280 of 339?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (93rd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#158 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Solo tackles#1167 / 2842 · 58th pct

Tackles#1524 / 2842 · 45th pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2431 / 2842 · 7th pct

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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

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.8
Road5g	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Butch Jones

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

26 · #280 of 339 corners

Unranked recruit. Now #280 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Arkansas State	26	18	0.0	6	--	--
2022	Arkansas State	14	5	1.0	6	--	--
2021	Arkansas State	23	17	1.0	8	--	--
Career		63	40	2.0	20	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 31–7

vs Stony Brook

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD

Dominant 24-point win at home against Stony Brook.

With J. Cross — 164 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · W. Przystup — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 52 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 0-73@ Oklahoma	3	3	—	0
Wk 2	L 3-37vs Memphis	4	4	—	0
Wk 3	W 31-7vs Stony Brook	2	1	—	1
Wk 4	W 44-37vs Southern Miss	2	1	—	1
Wk 5	W 52-28@ Massachusetts	0	0	—	1
Wk 6	L 3-37@ Troy	5	2	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 8	L 17-27vs Coastal Carolina	3	2	—	0
Wk 9	W 34-24@ UL Monroe	2	0	—	0
Wk 10	W 37-17vs Louisiana	2	2	—	0
Wk 12	W 77-31vs Texas State	1	1	—	3
Wk 13	L 21-35@ Marshall	2	2	—	0
Total		26	18	—	6

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

Leon Jones

20218 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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