2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Marco Jones
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Second year in the Texas A&M defensive front. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Kentucky — Week 3, 2026.
19 tackles · 2.5 sacks
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Marco Jones vs Arizona State.
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Last game (Wk 8): 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-0vs Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-20vs Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 21-31vs Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-35@ No. 10 LSU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-7vs Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 6-27@ No. 14 Missouri | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-0vs The Citadel | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-31@ No. 13 Alabama | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
Oct. 24 · L 20-31 at Alabama, play by play
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. Fourth quarter, down 24-20.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Texas A&M’s defense played that day
Alabama’s 10 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, up 14-7.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 55 yards for the score. 4 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 4th and 1. Second quarter, up 14-10. Ended Arizona State’s drive (downs).
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, up 24-20.
Intercepted, returned 55 yards for the score. Fourth quarter, made it 38-20.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 2 · 2026
W 48-20
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 28-point win at home against Arizona State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
13%2 sacksTFL rate
13%2 TFLHurry rate
16%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
45%2 of 6 pressures19 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Mike Elko, all run-leaning offenses — 15-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
44.8%
243 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
67.8
8 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
277 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #91 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #16 of 16 SEC DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
