Tariq Jones

Senior defensive lineman for Hawai'i. 2025: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 25 tackles.

DL · Hawai'i · Sr. · #5

6′2″ · 245 lb · New Orleans, LA

CFB Index 33 · #311 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Hawai'i for 2026

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

QB hurries: 88th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sacks · 2025

3 TFL · 25 tackles · 4 hurries

Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 4 tackles, at Colorado State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Hawai'i. 2025: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 25 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Hawai'i in 2021.

His career, year by year

Tariq Jones

DL · Hawai'i · Sr · #5

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the Hawai'i defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 2 sacks against Colorado State — Week 8, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Timmy Chang — 22-29 over that span.

2022Hawai'i3-10HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

2023Hawai'i5-8HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-heavy

2024Hawai'i5-7HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

2025Hawai'i9-4HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

33Below cohort / limited sample #311 of 420?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (88th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#288 / 2975 · 88th pct

Sacks#487 / 2975 · 80th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2975 · 63rd pct

3.0

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

Tackles#1667 / 2975 · 43rd pct

Solo tackles#1855 / 2975 · 35th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.6	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road5g	2.4	0.4	0.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.5	0.5	0.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Timmy Chang

Pass share

63.7%

142 pass / 81 run

Plays / game

74.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

155 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

33 · #311 of 420 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #311 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Mountain West

Based on 2025: #23 of 35 Mountain West DLs

How the All-Mountain West estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Hawai'i	25	11	3.0	2.0	1	--	--
2024	Hawai'i	26	15	1.0	0.0	1	--	--
2023	Hawai'i	17	8	4.5	2.0	--	--	--
2022	Hawai'i	8	6	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		76	40	9.5	5.0	2	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 23-20vs Stanford	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 1	L 6-40@ Arizona	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 21-23vs Fresno State	3	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 44-35@ Air Force	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 44-26vs Utah State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 31-19@ Colorado State	4	2	2.0	2.0	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 10	L 38-45@ San José State	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 10-38@ UNLV	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 27-7vs Wyoming	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 35-31vs California	4	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		25	11	3.0	2.0	—	1