Last confirmed: Navy, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 225 lb · Keller, TX
Brandon Jones: LB · Navy · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brandon Jones
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Navy. On tape: 5 tackles against UCF, Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-19@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-21vs Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-32vs Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 31-21@ Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-45vs Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-30@ Memphis | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-31vs No. 20 UCF | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-40vs SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-24@ No. 9 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-24@ Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 13-14vs Army | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 49-7vs Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 14 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%4 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups32 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo, all run-heavy offenses — 16-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
10.9%
99 pass / 813 run
Plays / game
70.2
13 games
Team sack rate
10.0%
100 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Navy, 54 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ken Niumatalolo.
