Will Jones II is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at North Texas.
Jones plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for five head coaches across six seasons and four programs. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against South Florida — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
82 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 82 | 46 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 44 | 21 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | South Florida | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | South Florida | 32 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Kansas State | 15 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 189 | 111 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs Lamar | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-30@ Western Michigan | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-10vs Washington State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-38@ Army | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-22vs South Alabama | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 36-63vs No. 24 South Florida | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-17vs UTSA | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 54-20@ Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Navy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 53-24@ UAB | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-24@ Rice | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-25vs Temple | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-34@ No. 21 Tulane | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 49-47vs San Diego State | 14 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 46 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Bowl · 2025
W 49-47
vs San Diego State · neutral site
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 14 tackles
Edged out San Diego State at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
82tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFL82 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road6g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Drew Svoboda
Pass share
48.5%
475 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
69.9
14 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
82 tackles in 14 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #2 of 38 American Athletic Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
6 coachesPlayed for 6 head coaches at 4 schools: Chris Klieman, Jeff Scott, Daniel Da Prato, Alex Golesh, Ricky Rahne and Eric Morris.
