Player Career

Matt Jones Career Story

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

Player Story

Matt Jones story

Matt Jones built his college career from 2015 through 2024 as a linebacker from Hubbard, OH wearing No. 2, spending time with Baylor, Kansas State, and West Virginia. The clearest part of Matt Jones' career was his defensive production: 306 tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, and 1 interception across 58 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Baylor. 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 Matt Jones' production has multiple signals. With 58 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor, Kansas State, and West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Matt 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

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

  1. 1

    West Virginia

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas State

    2016-2018

    Transition stop

  3. 3

    Baylor

    2019-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201520162016201720172018201820192020202120212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0
2016 Regular SeasonKansas State00
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia00
2017 Regular SeasonKansas State00
2017 Regular SeasonWest Virginia00
2018 Regular SeasonKansas State00
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia00
2019 Regular SeasonBaylor113.43.41
2020 Regular SeasonBaylor29.42.91
2021 PostseasonBaylor17.529.57.715.5
2021 Regular SeasonBaylor17.529.57.70
2022 Regular SeasonBaylor12.531.87-5
2023 Regular SeasonBaylor22.547.516.210
2024 PostseasonBaylor2450.812.81.5
2024 Regular SeasonBaylor2450.812.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oklahoma State

Week 9 · W 38-28 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

96.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.

#2

vs Texas

Week 4 · L 6-38 · Conference game

5.5

Havoc Plays

94.4 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.

#3

@ Texas Tech

Week 8 · W 59-35 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

92.5 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.

#4

@ West Virginia

Week 12 · W 49-35 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#5

@ BYU

Week 2 · L 20-26

3

Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Baylor

22.5 primary output · 47.5 efficiency · 16.2 usage

73.4

#2

2024 Postseason · Baylor

73.1

24 primary · 50.8 efficiency · 12.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Baylor

73.1

24 primary · 50.8 efficiency · 12.8 usage

Milestones

18

Impact games

20

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games