Wayne Jones: DB · Charlotte · #9.
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Wayne Jones
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The six seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Bill Snyder, Chris Klieman, Peter Rossomando and Biff Poggi. On tape: 10 tackles against South Carolina State, Week 1, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Charlotte | 36 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Charlotte | 58 | 31 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Kansas State | 24 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Kansas State | 57 | 38 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 187 | 108 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-3vs South Carolina State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-38@ Maryland | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 25-41vs Georgia State | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-22@ No. 25 Florida | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-34@ SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-14vs Navy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-26@ Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 38-44vs Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2023
W 24-3
10 tackles · 5 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against South Carolina State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL36 tackles · 1 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Biff Poggi
Pass share
41.7%
327 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
65.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #379 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Kansas State and Charlotte, 187 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Bill Snyder, Chris Klieman, Will Healy, Peter Rossomando and Biff Poggi.
