Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Northern Illinois
Bobby Jones IV
LB • 5'10" • 220 lbs • Miami Gardens, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Bobby Jones IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
99
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
78
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Player Story
Bobby Jones IV built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Miami Gardens, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Bobby Jones IV's career was his...
Read the storyBobby Jones IV, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Bobby Jones IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 166
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Bobby Jones IV quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 166
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- San Diego State
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 107 tackles · LB 34th (top 4%) · Mid-American 3rd (top 1%) · National 42nd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 59 | 5.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 70.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 97 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 70.4 |
Related Context
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Bobby Jones IV played LB for Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Bobby Jones IV recorded 166 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 20.5 primary output with 48.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.6 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: San Diego State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
42.6
Usage
12.7
Consistency
52.4
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 1. South Florida: 1. San Diego State: 3. Western Illinois: 0.5. Ball State: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Central Michigan: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 5 by 30.8. South Florida: 8 by 43.3. San Diego State: 15 by 80. Western Illinois: 8 by 38.3. Ball State: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 9 by 37.5. Central Michigan: 10 by 51.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 6 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
80 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/15 | vs Central Michigan10+ tackles | L 28-34 | 10 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Western Michigan | L 30-45 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ball State | W 31-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Western Illinois | L 23-28 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs San Diego State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 28-42 | 15 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ South Florida | L 17-48 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Wyoming | L 34-40 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Bobby Jones IV story
Bobby Jones IV built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Miami Gardens, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Bobby Jones IV's career was his defensive production: 166 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 1 interception across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Northern Illinois. 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 Bobby Jones IV's production has multiple signals. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Bobby Jones IV 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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Northern Illinois
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6.5 | 42.6 | 12.7 | 6.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 20.5 | 48.1 | 11.7 | 14 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 20.5 | 48.1 | 11.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San Diego State
Week 3 · L 28-42
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 6 · W 24-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Buffalo
Week 7 · W 14-13 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Duke
Week 1 · L 14-36 · Postseason
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Bowling Green
Week 8 · W 48-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
20.5 primary output · 48.1 efficiency · 11.7 usage
70.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
70.4
20.5 primary · 48.1 efficiency · 11.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
56.7
6.5 primary · 42.6 efficiency · 12.7 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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