Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Kent State
Naijee Jones
DB • 6'0" • 199 lbs • Erial, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Naijee Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Naijee Jones built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Erial, NJ wearing No. 26, spending time with Kent State and Rutgers. The clearest part of Naijee Jones' career was his defensive...
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Naijee Jones, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Rutgers. Naijee Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 57
- TFL
- 0.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Naijee Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 57
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rockledge
- High school pipeline
- Rockledge · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · DB 440th (top 48%) · Mid-American 189th (top 35%) · National 2,042nd (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 3 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 6 | 18 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 21.4 |
Related Context
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Naijee Jones played DB for Rutgers and Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Naijee Jones recorded 57 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 2 primary output with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rutgers, Kent State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Long Island University
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2022 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
14.2
Usage
1.9
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Long Island University
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Long Island University: 1. Georgia: 0. Ohio: 0. Ball State: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Long Island University: 1 by 14.2. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Michigan: 11 by 45.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Long Island University
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Naijee Jones story
Naijee Jones built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Erial, NJ wearing No. 26, spending time with Kent State and Rutgers. The clearest part of Naijee Jones' career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Naijee Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Rutgers
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Kent State
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020202120212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2 | 46.9 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Rutgers | 1 | 8.8 | 1.1 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 14.2 | 1.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Penn State
Week 14 · L 7-23 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
@ Maryland
Week 15 · W 27-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Long Island University
Week 3 · W 63-10
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Havoc Plays
40.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Delaware
Week 3 · W 45-13
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Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · L 24-31 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
33 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 33 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Rutgers
2 primary output · 46.9 efficiency · 8 usage
69.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Rutgers
37.4
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Kent State
21.4
1 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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