Rante Jones: DB · UConn · #2.
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Rante Jones
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. On tape: 9 tackles against Syracuse, Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UConn | 56 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 56 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-50@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-17vs Merrimack | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-26@ Duke | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-3vs Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-20vs Temple | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 20-23vs Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10vs Rice | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-27vs Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-23@ UAB | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Syracuse | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 47-42@ Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-14vs North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 5 · 2024
W 47-3
vs Buffalo
1 interception · 3 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 44-point win at home against Buffalo.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL56 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
44.4%
396 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
56 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at UConn, 56 tackles — the college career is complete.
