Player Dossier

2018-2023

Kansas State

Wayne Jones

DB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Owasso, OK, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Wayne Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.4

Efficiency

20.6

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Kansas State • Charlotte
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International

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.

Wayne Jones, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas State. Wayne Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Kansas State paired 0 primary output with 2.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kansas State, Charlotte.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State

Loss with 1 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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2023 Regular Season · Charlotte

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

20.6

Usage

4.4

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Maryland: 0. Georgia State: 1. Florida: 0.5. SMU: 0. Navy: 0. Tulsa: 0. Memphis: 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. Unknown: 10 by 41.7. Maryland: 4 by 16.7. Georgia State: 7 by 39.2. Florida: 6 by 30. SMU: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 2 by 8.3. Tulsa: 3 by 12.5. Memphis: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Losses0.3 · n=6
First Half0.4 · n=4 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.4 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · n=8

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia State

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 11/11vs MemphisL 38-4420000
Sat 11/4@ TulsaW 33-2633000
Sat 10/14vs NavyL 0-1420000
Sat 9/30@ SMUL 16-3421000
Sat 9/23@ FloridaL 7-22610.5000
Sat 9/16vs Georgia StateL 25-41710.500.500
Sat 9/9@ MarylandL 20-3842000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown10+ tackles105000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Kansas State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Charlotte

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

2018201920192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonKansas State02.10.4
2019 PostseasonKansas State1.5214.41.5
2019 Regular SeasonKansas State1.5214.40
2020 Regular SeasonKansas State1.516.43.80
2021 Regular SeasonKansas State111.23.2-0.5
2022 Regular SeasonCharlotte8.536.310.47.5
2023 Regular SeasonCharlotte1.520.64.4-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida International

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.

#2

South Carolina

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.

#3

Georgia State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.

#4

Texas

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.7 takeover score.

#5

Texas Tech

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Kansas State

0 primary output · 2.1 efficiency · 0.4 usage

34.2

#2

2022 Regular Season · Charlotte

30.8

8.5 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 10.4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Charlotte

9

1.5 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8532

Owasso · Owasso, OK

Committed To
Kansas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

187

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 43 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
187