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Jordan Jones Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jordan Jones story

Jordan Jones built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Youngstown, OH wearing No. 34, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Jordan Jones' career was his defensive production: 241 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 9 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jordan Jones' production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky.

The arc is straightforward: Jordan Jones moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kentucky

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonKentucky0
2016 PostseasonKentucky32.557.718.732.5
2016 Regular SeasonKentucky32.557.718.70
2017 PostseasonKentucky13.544.213.6-19
2017 Regular SeasonKentucky13.544.213.60
2018 Regular SeasonKentucky13.534.97.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Southern Miss

Week 1 · L 35-44

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

96.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.

#2

@ Alabama

Week 5 · L 6-34 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

91.1 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.

#3

vs Ole Miss

Week 10 · L 34-37 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

91.1 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.

#4

vs Georgia

Week 10 · L 24-27 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

88.1 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.

#5

vs Vanderbilt

Week 6 · W 20-13 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

86.9 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Kentucky

32.5 primary output · 57.7 efficiency · 18.7 usage

82.3

#2

2016 Regular Season · Kentucky

82.3

32.5 primary · 57.7 efficiency · 18.7 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Kentucky

59.6

13.5 primary · 44.2 efficiency · 13.6 usage

Milestones

17

Impact games

17

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games