Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Michigan State
Evan Jones
DE • 6'5" • West Lafayette, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Evan Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
59
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Furman
Player Story
Evan Jones built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive end from West Lafayette, OH wearing No. 85, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Evan Jones' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Evan Jones, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Evan Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 15
- TFL
- 1
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Evan Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 15
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 4 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Furman
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ridgewood · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Ridgewood · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · DE 209th (top 57%) · Big Ten 249th (top 40%) · National 2,291st (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 50.9 |
Related Context
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Evan Jones played DE for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Evan Jones recorded 15 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 3 primary output with 23.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Furman
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
23.1
Usage
5
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Furman
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Furman: 2. Wisconsin: 0. Indiana: 1. BYU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Furman: 2 by 28.3. Wisconsin: 4 by 16.7. Indiana: 5 by 30.8. BYU: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 1 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -1.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Furman
Best efficiency game
30.8 vs Indiana
Player Story
Evan Jones story
Evan Jones built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive end from West Lafayette, OH wearing No. 85, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Evan Jones' career was his defensive production: 15 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended across 4 career games in the available record. That gives Evan Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 23.1 | 5 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Furman
Week 1 · W 28-13
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 5 · L 21-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
37.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Wisconsin
Week 4 · L 6-30 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
12.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 12.2 takeover score.
#4
vs BYU
Week 6 · L 14-31
0
Havoc Plays
11.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
3 primary output · 23.1 efficiency · 5 usage
50.9
#2
2012 Regular Season · Michigan State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Michigan State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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