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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024UTSA
Jamal Ligon
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Tyler, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jamal Ligon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · UTSA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- UTSA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jamal Ligon, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · UTSA. Jamal Ligon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 328
- TFL
- 29
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 19
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Jamal Ligon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTSA · LB
- Career Tackles
- 328
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 62 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · UTSA
- Top game
- Middle Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Tyler Lee · UTSA
- High school pipeline
- Tyler Lee · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · LB 319th (top 26%) · American Athletic 71st (top 11%) · National 727th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 11 | 72 | 7.5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTSA | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 12 | 56 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | UTSA | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 56 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 13 | 79 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| 2023 Postseason | UTSA | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTSA | 13 | 56 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | UTSA | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 55.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTSA | 13 | 44 | 5.5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 55.7 |
Related Context
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Jamal Ligon played LB for UTSA. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jamal Ligon recorded 328 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with UTSA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
UTSA paired 16.5 primary output with 39.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · UTSA
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
36.2
Usage
7.6
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 2.5. Houston: 2.5. Army: 0. Texas: 0. Texas Southern: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Florida International: 0. North Texas: 3. UAB: 1. Louisiana Tech: 1. Rice: 1. UTEP: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 5 by 45.8. Houston: 10 by 66.7. Army: 8 by 33.3. Texas: 4 by 16.7. Texas Southern: 6 by 25. Middle Tennessee: 10 by 51.7. Western Kentucky: 5 by 20.8. Florida International: 4 by 16.7. North Texas: 4 by 46.7. UAB: 7 by 39.2. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 35. Rice: 4 by 26.7. UTEP: 11 by 45.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 10 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 3 · +1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Houston
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/16 | @ TroySplash game | L 12-18 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs UTEP10+ tackles | W 34-31 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Rice | W 41-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 51-7 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ UAB | W 44-38 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs North TexasSplash game | W 31-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Florida International | W 30-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Western Kentucky | W 31-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | @ Middle Tennessee10+ tackles | W 45-30 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Texas Southern | W 52-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ Texas | L 20-41 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Army | W 41-38 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Houston10+ tackles · Splash game | L 35-37 | 10 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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UTSA
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 16.5 | 39.6 | 9.2 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | UTSA | 7 | 28.1 | 6.5 | -9.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 7 | 28.1 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | UTSA | 12 | 36.2 | 7.6 | 5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 12 | 36.2 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | UTSA | 14 | 30.6 | 8.5 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTSA | 14 | 30.6 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | UTSA | 16.5 | 27.4 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTSA | 16.5 | 27.4 | 6.3 | 0 |
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
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