Player Dossier

2021-2025

Hawai'i

Tariq Jones

DL • 6'2" • 245 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tariq Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.4

Efficiency

16.4

Consistency

10

Season Value

13.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Hawai'i
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Tariq Jones, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Tariq Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Hawai'i paired 6.5 primary output with 17 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 16.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Hawai'i

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

16.4

Usage

4.4

Consistency

10

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. California: 0. Arizona: 0. Stanford: 0. Fresno State: 1. Air Force: 0. Utah State: 0. Colorado State: 4. San José State: 1. UNLV: 0. Wyoming: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 4 by 16.7. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 3 by 12.5. Fresno State: 3 by 22.5. Air Force: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 4 by 56.7. San José State: 3 by 22.5. UNLV: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=5 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Colorado State

Best efficiency game

56.7 vs Colorado State

Result
Thu 12/25vs CaliforniaW 35-3140000
Sun 11/30vs WyomingW 27-711000
Sat 11/22@ UNLVL 10-3820000
Sun 11/2@ San José StateL 38-4533001
Sat 10/18@ Colorado State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 31-1942220
Sun 10/12vs Utah StateW 44-2621000
Sat 9/27@ Air ForceW 44-3520000
Sun 9/21vs Fresno StateL 21-2333100
Sun 8/31@ ArizonaL 6-4010000
Sat 8/23vs StanfordW 23-2031000

Career Arc

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

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    Hawai'i

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonHawai'i0
2022 Regular SeasonHawai'i210.73.72
2023 Regular SeasonHawai'i6.51774.5
2024 Regular SeasonHawai'i214.33.1-4.5
2025 PostseasonHawai'i616.44.44
2025 Regular SeasonHawai'i616.44.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.

#2

UNLV

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.

#3

San Diego State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.4 takeover score.

#4

Wyoming

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i

6.5 primary output · 17 efficiency · 7 usage

24.1

#2

2025 Postseason · Hawai'i

13.3

6 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 4.4 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Hawai'i

13.3

6 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.817

McDonogh 35 · New Orleans, LA

Committed To
Hawai'i
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

76

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 32 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tariq Jones quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
76