Savion Jones: DE · LSU · #35.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Savion Jones
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The four seasons at LSU span two head coaches: Ed Orgeron and Brian Kelly. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Alabama — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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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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 20-27vs No. 23 USC | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Nicholls | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-33@ South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-17vs UCLA | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-10vs South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-26vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-10@ Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-38@ No. 14 Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-42vs No. 11 Alabama | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-27@ Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-17vs Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 44-31vs Baylor | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 18 | 7.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%4 sacksTFL rate
18%7 TFLHurry rate
20%8 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
33%4 of 12 pressures40 tackles · 7 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
59.2%
533 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
69.3
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
40 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #77 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at LSU, 10 sacks — drafted at #101 overall by the Denver Broncos.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 2nd NFL season
Denver BroncosEntering 2nd NFL season
