South Dakota State · W 34-18 · FCS
No tackles.
Colorado · W 41-7
No tackles.
Indiana · L 23-29
No tackles.
Penn State · W 34-13
No tackles.
Jones has tackles in 4 of Northwestern’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Alijah Jones
Two seasons in the Northwestern secondary to date. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Oregon — Week 9, 2026.
15 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
OregonLive Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 45-14vs Ball State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-14vs Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34@ Oregon | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 26-34 at Oregon, play by play
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 4 games with play by play.
How Northwestern’s defense played that day
Oregon’s 10 drives: 4 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 6.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
3 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL15 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
2 seasons under David Braun, all run-leaning offenses — 13-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Pass share
40.2%
204 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
63.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
231 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
2026 is in progress.
