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Player Dossier
2019-2022Syracuse
Mikel Jones
LB • 6'1" • 224 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mikel Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
90
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: 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Mikel Jones built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Mikel Jones' career was his defensive production: 297...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Mikel Jones, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse. Mikel Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 297
- TFL
- 22
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Mikel Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · LB
- Career Tackles
- 297
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · IMG Academy · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- IMG Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 82 tackles · LB 102nd (top 9%) · ACC 16th (top 3%) · National 135th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 8 | 38 | 2 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 28.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 109 | 12 | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 77.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10 | 82 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 65.9 |
Related Context
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Mikel Jones played LB for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mikel Jones recorded 297 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 18 primary output with 51.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 51.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
51.5
Usage
14.1
Consistency
58.1
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 1. Rutgers: 2.5. UAlbany: 1. Liberty: 2. Florida State: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Clemson: 2. Virginia Tech: 0. Boston College: 0. Louisville: 2. NC State: 3.5. Pittsburgh: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 10 by 51.7. Rutgers: 11 by 70.8. UAlbany: 7 by 39.2. Liberty: 8 by 53.3. Florida State: 10 by 41.7. Wake Forest: 7 by 39.2. Clemson: 11 by 65.8. Virginia Tech: 9 by 37.5. Boston College: 5 by 20.8. Louisville: 3 by 32.5. NC State: 12 by 85. Pittsburgh: 16 by 80
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 7 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
85 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs Pittsburgh10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-31 | 16 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ NC State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-41 | 12 | 7 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | L 3-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Boston College | W 21-6 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Virginia Tech | W 41-36 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/15 | vs Clemson10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-17 | 11 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Wake Forest | L 37-40 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Florida State10+ tackles | L 30-33 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs LibertySplash game | W 24-21 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs UAlbany | W 62-24 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Rutgers10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-17 | 11 | 7 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Ohio10+ tackles | W 29-9 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mikel Jones story
Mikel Jones built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Mikel Jones' career was his defensive production: 297 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Mikel Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3.5 | 24.2 | 4.4 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10 | 34.5 | 8 | 6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 18 | 51.5 | 14.1 | 8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 15 | 47 | 12.2 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Purdue
Week 3 · W 32-29
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
@ NC State
Week 12 · L 17-41 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#3
vs Pittsburgh
Week 13 · L 14-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Pittsburgh
Week 3 · L 10-21 · 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.
#5
vs Rutgers
Week 2 · L 7-17
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.7 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
18 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 14.1 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Syracuse
65.9
15 primary · 47 efficiency · 12.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
53
10 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
12
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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