Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2017UAB
Shaq Jones
LB • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Lanett, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Shaq Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Shaq Jones built his college career from 2012 through 2017 as a linebacker from Lanett, AL wearing No. 42, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Shaq Jones' career was his defensive production: 57 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- UAB
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Shaq Jones, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · UAB. Shaq Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 57
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Shaq Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · LB
- Career Tackles
- 57
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · UAB
- Top game
- Middle Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lanett · UAB
- High school pipeline
- Lanett · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 57 tackles · LB 254th (top 24%) · Conference USA 57th (top 10%) · National 554th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | UAB | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | UAB | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 69.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UAB | 13 | 55 | 12.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69.1 |
Related Context
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Shaq Jones played LB for UAB. Across 4 tracked seasons, Shaq Jones recorded 57 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UAB.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
UAB paired 20.5 primary output with 34 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · UAB
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
34
Usage
10
Consistency
59.2
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 2. Alabama A&M: 2. Ball State: 3. Coastal Carolina: 1. North Texas: 2. Louisiana Tech: 2.5. Middle Tennessee: 4. Charlotte: 1. Southern Miss: 0.5. Rice: 1. UTSA: 1.5. Florida: 0. UTEP: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 2 by 28.3. Alabama A&M: 4 by 36.7. Ball State: 6 by 55. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 26.7. North Texas: 5 by 40.8. Louisiana Tech: 9 by 62.5. Middle Tennessee: 5 by 60.8. Charlotte: 4 by 26.7. Southern Miss: 7 by 34.2. Rice: 2 by 18.3. UTSA: 6 by 40. Florida: 1 by 4.2. UTEP: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 8 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 5 · +0.0 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
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/22 | @ OhioSplash game | L 6-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs UTEP | W 28-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Florida | L 7-36 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ UTSA | W 24-19 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Rice | W 52-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Southern Miss | W 30-12 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Charlotte | L 24-25 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 25-23 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 23-22 | 9 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ North TexasSplash game | L 43-46 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 30-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Ball StateSplash game | L 31-51 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Alabama A&MSplash game | W 38-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Shaq Jones story
Shaq Jones built his college career from 2012 through 2017 as a linebacker from Lanett, AL wearing No. 42, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Shaq Jones' career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Shaq Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UAB
2012-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UAB | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2017 Postseason | UAB | 20.5 | 34 | 10 | 19.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UAB | 20.5 | 34 | 10 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 7 · W 25-23 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Ball State
Week 2 · L 31-51
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 6 · W 23-22 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#4
vs Marshall
Week 13 · L 18-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Ohio
Week 1 · L 6-41 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
59.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · UAB
20.5 primary output · 34 efficiency · 10 usage
69.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · UAB
69.1
20.5 primary · 34 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · UAB
41.6
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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