Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Charlotte
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.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Charlotte
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Kansas State • Charlotte
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Wayne Jones built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Owasso, OK wearing No. 9, spending time with Charlotte and Kansas State. The clearest part of Wayne Jones' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Kansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Wayne Jones, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Charlotte. Wayne Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 187
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Wayne Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Charlotte · DB
- Career Tackles
- 187
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Charlotte
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Owasso · Kansas State
- High school pipeline
- Owasso · 30 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DB 254th (top 27%) · American Athletic 113th (top 18%) · National 1,074th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas State | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kansas State | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 12 | 52 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 7 | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 18.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 24.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Charlotte | 9 | 58 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 69.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Charlotte | 8 | 36 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 19.6 |
Related Context
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Wayne Jones played DB for Kansas State and Charlotte. Across 6 tracked seasons, Wayne Jones recorded 5 receiving yards and 187 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Charlotte.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Charlotte paired 9.5 primary output with 37.4 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.
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2023 Regular Season · Charlotte
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
20.6
Usage
4.1
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina State: 0. Maryland: 0. Georgia State: 1. Florida: 0.5. SMU: 0. Navy: 0. Tulsa: 0. Memphis: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina State: 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
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
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 South Carolina State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/11 | vs Memphis | L 38-44 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Tulsa | W 33-26 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Navy | L 0-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ SMU | L 16-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Florida | L 7-22 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Georgia State | L 25-41 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Maryland | L 20-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs South Carolina State10+ tackles | W 24-3 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Wayne Jones story
Wayne Jones built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Owasso, OK wearing No. 9, spending time with Charlotte and Kansas State. The clearest part of Wayne Jones' career was his defensive production: 187 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Charlotte. 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 Wayne Jones' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 5 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Charlotte and Kansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Wayne Jones 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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- 1
Kansas State
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Charlotte
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Kansas State | 2.5 | 21.9 | 5.4 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 2.5 | 21.9 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 1.5 | 16.4 | 3.8 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 15.2 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Charlotte | 9.5 | 37.4 | 9.6 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Charlotte | 1.5 | 20.6 | 4.1 | -8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Carolina
Week 4 · L 20-56
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida International
Week 8 · L 15-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
@ UAB
Week 7 · L 20-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Maryland
Week 2 · L 21-56
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Nicholls
Week 1 · W 49-14
1
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Charlotte
9.5 primary output · 37.4 efficiency · 9.6 usage
69.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · Kansas State
35
0 primary · 2.1 efficiency · 0.4 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Kansas State
25.4
2.5 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
4
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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