Junior linebacker for LSU. 2022: 17 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Nashville, TN
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 210 nationally · Signed with Clemson
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for LSU. 2022: 17 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
Mike Jones Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Dabo Swinney, Ed Orgeron and Brian Kelly. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against New Mexico — Week 4, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at LSU, 97 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (11th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-24@ Florida State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 65-17vs Southern | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-16vs Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-0vs New Mexico | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 21-17@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-40vs Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to TQ Newsome’s 2021 season.
Matches TQ on
Differs from TQ on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson Barker's graduate season at East Carolina (2025).
Matches Jackson on
Player DNA