Reuben Jones: DL · West Virginia · #91.
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Reuben Jones
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Texas — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | West Virginia | 28 | 16 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | Michigan | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 35 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs James Madison | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-38@ Missouri | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-27vs NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-24@ Kansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-42vs No. 11 Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 14-38vs Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-52@ No. 5 Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-17@ No. 12 Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-38vs Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-20@ Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-20vs No. 22 Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-17@ TCU | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 16 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Week 14 · 2019
W 20-17
at TCU
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%4 TFLSack rate
11%3 sacksHurry rate
7%2 hurries28 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
58.0%
454 pass / 329 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
484 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Michigan and West Virginia, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim Harbaugh and Neal Brown.
