Nic Jones: CB · Ball State · #1.
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Nic Jones
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Fourth year in the Ball State secondary. The first career honor came in 2022: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Miami (OH) — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 12 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 22 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 13 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Ball State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Ball State | 18 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 47 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-59@ Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-37vs Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-0vs Murray State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-34@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16@ Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-21vs UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-20vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-20@ Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ Toledo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-32vs Ohio | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-18@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 22 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 |
Week 3 · 2022
W 31-0
vs Murray State
2 interceptions · 2 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 31-point win at home against Murray State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
55%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
22tackles this season22 tackles · 12 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Mike Neu — 23-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
54.1%
481 pass / 408 run
Plays / game
74.1
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
490 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #59 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ball State, 59 tackles — drafted at #250 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Neu.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 4th NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 4th NFL season
