Senior defensive lineman for UConn. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 28 tackles.
6′3″ · 285 lb · Eden Prairie, MN
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
QB hurries: 88th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
sacks · 2025
2.5 TFL · 28 tackles · 4 hurries
Best game: 8 tackles, vs Air Force
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for UConn. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 28 tackles.
Trent Jones II
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Matt Campbell and Gordon Sammis. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against Air Force, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Gordon Sammis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (88th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UConn | 28 | 13 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 19 | 6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 54 | 23 | 6.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 37–34
vs Duke
0 TFL · 1 SOLO · 3 TOT
Edged out Duke at home in a shootout.
With J. Fagnano — 311 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.3 · 51 rush yds (6 car) · C. Stutz — 52 AVG · 57 LONG · 2 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 38-23@ Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-37@ Rice | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-19vs UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34vs Duke | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-16vs Air Force | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 48-45@ Florida Atlantic | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 16-41@ Army | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 13 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UConn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · UConn
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UConn · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #73 · 2026 recruiting class #110
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Alex Merritt’s 2021 season.
Matches Alex on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Malcolm Ray's senior season at Florida State (2023).
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Player DNA