Anthony Jones
Anthony Jones
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across four seasons and four programs, four head coaches: Dan Lanning, Tom Allen, Jonathan Smith and Deshaun Foster. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Utah — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCLA | 20 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 25 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Indiana | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 58 | 30 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCLA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · UCLA
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +13 net (42 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #62
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Jones’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Marshawn Kneeland's senior season at Western Michigan (2023).
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