Player Dossier

2017-2020

Michigan State

Naquan Jones

DT • 6'4" • 340 lbs • Evanston, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Naquan Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.2

Efficiency

22.9

Consistency

52.4

Season Value

26.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

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.

Naquan Jones, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Michigan State. Naquan Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 6 primary output with 22.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 22.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Win with 2.5 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

22.9

Usage

5.2

Consistency

52.4

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 1.5. Michigan: 0. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 0. Northwestern: 2.5. Ohio State: 1. Penn State: 1

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. Rutgers: 4 by 31.7. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 6 by 50. Ohio State: 4 by 26.7. Penn State: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=2 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=4 · -1.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · n=3 · +1.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

50 vs Northwestern

Result
Sat 12/12@ Penn StateL 24-3941001
Sat 12/5vs Ohio StateL 12-5240100
Sat 11/28vs NorthwesternSplash gameW 29-20632.5000
Sat 11/14vs IndianaL 0-2431000
Sat 11/7@ IowaL 7-4922000
Sat 10/31@ MichiganW 27-2411000
Sat 10/24vs RutgersL 27-38421.5000

Career Arc

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

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    Michigan State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201720182018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonMichigan State38.42.4
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State38.42.40
2018 PostseasonMichigan State5.514.54.42.5
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State5.514.54.40
2019 PostseasonMichigan State27.51.8-3.5
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State27.51.80
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan State622.95.24

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northwestern

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#2

Maryland

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.

#3

Wake Forest

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.6 takeover score.

#4

Ohio State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

#5

Michigan

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Michigan State

6 primary output · 22.9 efficiency · 5.2 usage

26.1

#2

2018 Postseason · Michigan State

23.5

5.5 primary · 14.5 efficiency · 4.4 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Michigan State

23.5

5.5 primary · 14.5 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.9182

Evanston Township · Evanston, IL

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

77

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Naquan Jones quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
77