Player Career

Josh Jones Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Josh Jones story

Josh Jones built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a safety from Walled Lake, MI wearing No. 11, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Josh Jones' career was his defensive production: 108 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 8 interceptions across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with NC State. 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 Josh Jones' production has multiple signals. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State.

The arc is straightforward: Josh 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

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

  1. 1

    NC State

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142014201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonNC State0
2014 PostseasonNC State4204
2014 Regular SeasonNC State4200
2015 Regular SeasonNC State120-3
2016 PostseasonNC State15.544.38.714.5
2016 Regular SeasonNC State15.544.38.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Wake Forest

Week 5 · W 33-16 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

96.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.

#2

@ Louisville

Week 8 · L 13-54 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

68.9 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.

#3

vs Boston College

Week 9 · L 14-21 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

67.5 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

#4

@ UCF

Week 1 · W 34-27 · Postseason

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

@ North Carolina

Week 14 · W 35-7 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · NC State

15.5 primary output · 44.3 efficiency · 8.7 usage

68.2

#2

2016 Regular Season · NC State

68.2

15.5 primary · 44.3 efficiency · 8.7 usage

#3

2014 Postseason · NC State

48.6

4 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

2

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games