Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Nebraska
Donovan Jones
DB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Omaha, NE, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donovan Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
86
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Donovan Jones built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from Omaha, NE wearing No. 37, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Donovan Jones' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Donovan Jones, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska. Donovan Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 64
- TFL
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Donovan Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · DB
- Career Tackles
- 64
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Nebraska
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Omaha North · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- Omaha North · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 37 · Freshman
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · DB 95th (top 10%) · Big Ten 60th (top 8%) · National 423rd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Nebraska | 13 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 13 | 51 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 55.1 |
Related Context
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Donovan Jones played DB for Nebraska. Across 2 tracked seasons, Donovan Jones recorded 64 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Nebraska paired 7.5 primary output with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.7 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: Northwestern
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Nebraska
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
24.7
Usage
5.9
Consistency
46.8
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 1. Cincinnati: 1. Akron: 0. Houston Christian: 0.5. Michigan: 0. Michigan State: 0. Maryland: 0. Minnesota: 0. Northwestern: 1. USC: 2. UCLA: 0. Penn State: 1. Iowa: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 8 by 43.3. Cincinnati: 3 by 22.5. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Houston Christian: 4 by 21.7. Michigan: 6 by 25. Michigan State: 7 by 29.2. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 7 by 39.2. USC: 1 by 24.2. UCLA: 4 by 16.7. Penn State: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 9 by 47.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.5 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
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Utah | L 22-44 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | vs Iowa | L 16-40 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Penn State | L 10-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ UCLA | W 28-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs USCSplash game | L 17-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Northwestern | W 28-21 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Minnesota | L 6-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Maryland | W 34-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Michigan State | W 38-27 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Michigan | L 27-30 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Houston Christian | W 59-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Akron | W 68-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Cincinnati | W 20-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Donovan Jones story
Donovan Jones built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from Omaha, NE wearing No. 37, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Donovan Jones' career was his defensive production: 64 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 5 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Nebraska. 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 Donovan Jones' production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.
The arc is straightforward: Donovan 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
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Nebraska
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Nebraska | 1 | 10.3 | 2.4 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Nebraska | 7.5 | 24.7 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 7.5 | 24.7 | 5.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 51 Northwestern
Week 9 · W 28-21 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 15 Penn State
Week 13 · L 10-37 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Boston College
Week 1 · W 20-15 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 12 Iowa
Week 14 · L 16-40 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
54.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 8 Utah
Week 1 · L 22-44 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
44.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Nebraska
7.5 primary output · 24.7 efficiency · 5.9 usage
55.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
55.1
7.5 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Nebraska
13.8
1 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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