Player Dossier

2013-2017

Michigan 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.

Usage Score

1.7

Efficiency

8.4

Consistency

100

Season Value

36.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Shane Jones, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Michigan State. Shane Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2017 Regular Season improved on 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

8.4

Usage

1.7

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Rutgers

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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

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Wins0 · n=6
First Half0 · n=3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=6

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

Result
Sat 11/25@ RutgersW 40-7
Sat 11/4vs Penn StateW 27-2410000
Sat 10/21vs IndianaW 17-911000
Sun 10/15@ MinnesotaW 30-2733000
Sat 9/9vs Western MichiganW 28-1431000
Sat 9/2vs Bowling GreenW 35-1042000

Career Arc

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

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    Michigan State

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20132014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State4.522.56.64.5
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State08.41.7-4.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wisconsin

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

#2

Penn State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.1 takeover score.

#3

Ohio State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 20.4 takeover score.

#4

BYU

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 19 takeover score.

#5

Bowling Green

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Michigan State

0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.7 usage

36.7

#2

2016 Regular Season · Michigan State

14.7

4.5 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Michigan State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.9061

Archbishop Moeller · Cincinnati, OH

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

40

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Shane Jones quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
40