Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Michigan State
Shane Jones
LB • 6'1" • 236 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Shane Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
17
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
8
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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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: Wisconsin
Player Story
Shane Jones built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 49, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Shane Jones' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Shane Jones, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Shane Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 40
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1
Quick Answers
Shane Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 40
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Archbishop Moeller · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Moeller · 50 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 49 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 12 tackles · LB 659th (top 60%) · Big Ten 274th (top 44%) · National 2,561st (top 45%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 46 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.9 |
Related Context
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Shane Jones played LB for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Shane Jones recorded 40 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 4.5 primary output with 22.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
8.4
Usage
1.7
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bowling Green: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 0. Indiana: 0. Penn State: 0. Rutgers: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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First Half0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
16.7 vs Bowling Green
Player Story
Shane Jones story
Shane Jones built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 49, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Shane Jones' career was his defensive production: 40 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 13 career games in the available record. His career also includes 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Shane Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4.5 | 22.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 8.4 | 1.7 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wisconsin
Week 4 · L 6-30 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 13 · L 12-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
43.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
#3
vs BYU
Week 6 · L 14-31
0
Havoc Plays
36.1 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 36.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio State
Week 12 · L 16-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
29.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 1 · W 35-10
0
Havoc Plays
15.3 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 15.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
4.5 primary output · 22.5 efficiency · 5.6 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Michigan State
40.9
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.7 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Michigan State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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