6′0″ · University Heights, OH · Cleveland Heights
Bryce Jones: DB · Akron · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Bryce Jones
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Steve Addazio and Terry Bowden. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Kent State — Week 5, 2016.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 9 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Akron | 50 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 9 | -- |
| 2014 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 50 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-24vs VMI | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-54@ No. 10 Wisconsin | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 65-38@ Marshall | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-45vs App State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-27@ Kent State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 35-13vs Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-41vs No. 24 Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-25@ Ball State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-41@ Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-48vs Toledo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-38vs Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-9@ Ohio | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%9 pass breakupsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL50 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 9 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Terry Bowden
Pass share
51.1%
396 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
64.6
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Boston College and Akron, 50 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Frank Spaziani, Steve Addazio and Terry Bowden.
