Player Dossier

2018-2022

App State

Steven Jones Jr.

DB • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Rockingham, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Steven Jones Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

70%

Major defensive role

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Impact Production

89

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back

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Reliability

74

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

83

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · App State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
App State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

Player Story

Steven Jones Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Rockingham, NC wearing No. 6, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Steven Jones Jr.'s career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7644

Richmond · Rockingham, NC

Committed To
App State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Steven Jones Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · App State. Steven Jones Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
127
TFL
8.5
Sacks
1
Passes defended
26
Touchdowns
10

Quick Answers

Steven Jones Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
App State · DB
Career Tackles
127
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · App State
Top game
South Alabama
Recruit profile
2-star · Richmond · App State
High school pipeline
Richmond · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 6 · Senior
2022 Tackles rank
46 tackles · DB 165th (top 18%) · Sun Belt 74th (top 12%) · National 680th (top 12%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonApp State45-0--237.7
2019 Regular SeasonApp State47-0--039.1
2020 PostseasonApp State116-0-1022.7
2020 Regular SeasonApp State1117-0-3222.7
2021 PostseasonApp State14310--052.2
2021 Regular SeasonApp State144330-8652.2
2022 Regular SeasonApp State11464.51-14052.2

Related Context

Steven Jones Jr. played DB for App State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Steven Jones Jr. recorded 127 tackles and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with App State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

App State paired 17 primary output with 25.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 33.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Regular Season · App State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.8

Efficiency

33.3

Usage

5.4

Consistency

30.9

Best Game by takeover score

Old Dominion

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 0. Troy: 0. James Madison: 2. The Citadel: 1. Texas State: 1. Georgia State: 1. Robert Morris: 2.5. Coastal Carolina: 1. Marshall: 3. Old Dominion: 7. Georgia Southern: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Troy: 6 by 25. James Madison: 4 by 36.7. The Citadel: 4 by 26.7. Texas State: 6 by 35. Georgia State: 1 by 14.2. Robert Morris: 1 by 29.2. Coastal Carolina: 5 by 30.8. Marshall: 9 by 67.5. Old Dominion: 2 by 58.3. Georgia Southern: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins2.3 · Games = 5 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · -1.0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Old Dominion

Best efficiency game

67.5 vs Marshall

Result
Sat 11/26@ Georgia SouthernL 48-5144001
Sat 11/19vs Old DominionSplash gameW 27-1422106
Sat 11/12@ MarshallSplash gameL 21-2898111
Thu 11/3@ Coastal CarolinaL 28-3554100
Sat 10/29vs Robert MorrisSplash gameW 42-3100.5002
Wed 10/19vs Georgia StateW 42-1711001
Sat 10/8@ Texas StateL 24-3665001
Sat 10/1vs The CitadelW 49-044100
Sat 9/24vs James MadisonSplash gameL 28-3243002
Sat 9/17vs TroyW 32-2862000
Sat 9/3vs North CarolinaL 61-6344000

Player Story

Steven Jones Jr. story

Steven Jones Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Rockingham, NC wearing No. 6, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Steven Jones Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 7 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with App State. 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 Steven Jones Jr.'s production has multiple signals. His career also includes 391 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across App State.

The arc is straightforward: Steven Jones Jr. 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

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    App State

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonApp State05.21
2019 Regular SeasonApp State07.31.20
2020 PostseasonApp State614.23.76
2020 Regular SeasonApp State614.23.70
2021 PostseasonApp State1725.85.211
2021 Regular SeasonApp State1725.85.20
2022 Regular SeasonApp State19.533.35.42.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs South Alabama

Week 11 · W 31-7 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

73.1 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.

#2

vs Old Dominion

Week 12 · W 27-14 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

70.5 takeover

Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

7 disruption/tackle impact with 70.5 takeover score.

#3

@ Marshall

Week 11 · L 21-28 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

70.1 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.1 takeover score.

#4

@ North Texas

Week 1 · W 56-28 · Postseason

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Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

#5

@ Arkansas State

Week 10 · W 48-14 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · App State

17 primary output · 25.8 efficiency · 5.2 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · App State

52.2

17 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 5.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · App State

52.2

19.5 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

11

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games