Player Dossier

2015-2018

Kent State

Jim Jones

LB • 6'1" • 232 lbs • Tallahassee, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jim Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.7

Efficiency

23.7

Consistency

7.4

Season Value

9.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jim Jones, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Kent State. Jim Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Kent State paired 16 primary output with 46.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

23.7

Usage

4.7

Consistency

7.4

Best Game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 2. Unknown: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Ball State: 0. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 1. Toledo: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 11 by 65.8. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Ole Miss: 7 by 29.2. Ball State: 6 by 25. Ohio: 6 by 25. Miami (OH): 4 by 16.7. Akron: 3 by 22.5. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.4 · n=8
First Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=9

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

65.8 vs Illinois

Result
Fri 11/23vs Eastern MichiganL 20-2810000
Thu 11/15vs ToledoL 34-5622000
Sat 10/20vs AkronL 23-2433001
Sat 10/13@ Miami (OH)L 6-3143000
Sat 10/6vs OhioL 26-2764000
Sat 9/29@ Ball StateL 24-5261000
Sat 9/22@ Ole MissL 17-3872000
Sat 9/8vs Unknown43000
Sat 9/1@ Illinois10+ tacklesL 24-31115110

Career Arc

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

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    Kent State

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonKent State0
2016 Regular SeasonKent State3235.13
2017 Regular SeasonKent State1646.311.713
2018 Regular SeasonKent State323.74.7-13

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Akron

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.

#2

Bowling Green

4

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.

#3

Northern Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.

#4

Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.

#5

Marshall

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 40.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Kent State

16 primary output · 46.3 efficiency · 11.7 usage

28.3

#2

2016 Regular Season · Kent State

9.9

3 primary · 23 efficiency · 5.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Kent State

9.7

3 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 4.7 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

2

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8189

Amos P. Godby · Tallahassee, FL

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

179

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jim Jones quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
179