Player Career

Jamal Ligon Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jamal Ligon story

Jamal Ligon built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Tyler, TX, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Jamal Ligon's career was his defensive production: 328 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 1 interception across 62 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with UTSA. 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 Jamal Ligon's production has multiple signals. With 62 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UTSA.

The arc is straightforward: Jamal Ligon 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

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

  1. 1

    UTSA

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202020212021202220222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUTSA16.539.69.2
2021 PostseasonUTSA728.16.5-9.5
2021 Regular SeasonUTSA728.16.50
2022 PostseasonUTSA1236.27.65
2022 Regular SeasonUTSA1236.27.60
2023 PostseasonUTSA1430.68.52
2023 Regular SeasonUTSA1430.68.50
2024 PostseasonUTSA16.527.46.32.5
2024 Regular SeasonUTSA16.527.46.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 4 · W 37-35 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

@ Tulane

Week 13 · L 16-29 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

88.1 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.

#3

vs Memphis

Week 10 · W 44-36 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

85 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

#4

vs UAB

Week 12 · W 34-31 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#5

@ East Carolina

Week 5 · L 20-30 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · UTSA

16.5 primary output · 39.6 efficiency · 9.2 usage

63.6

#2

2023 Postseason · UTSA

59.9

14 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 8.5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · UTSA

59.9

14 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 8.5 usage

Milestones

15

Impact games

17

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games