Patrick Jones II: DL · Pittsburgh · #91.
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Patrick Jones II
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the Pittsburgh defensive front. All-America (Consensus) in 2020 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Georgia Tech — Week 15, 2020.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 42 | 24 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 3 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 42 | 26 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 19 | 14 | 6.0 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 110 | 67 | 31.0 | 21.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Austin Peay | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-10vs Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-20vs No. 24 Louisville | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 5 | L 29-30vs NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-31@ Boston College | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 7 | L 19-31@ No. 13 Miami | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-45vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-17@ Florida State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 47-14vs Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-52@ No. 4 Clemson | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 34-20@ Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 42 | 24 | 12.5 | 8.5 | — | 3 |
Week 4 · 2020
W 23-20
vs Louisville
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
30%12 TFLSack rate
20%8 sacksHurry rate
12%5 hurries42 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 8.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 26-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
52.7%
426 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.5
11 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Selector Grid · 2020
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Four seasons at Pittsburgh, 21 sacks, an All-American season (2020) — drafted at #90 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2020)
2 first-team selectors
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2020)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2020)
ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Narduzzi.
Next stop · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 6th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 6th NFL season
