Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-14vs North Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ Utah | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#91
Carlon Jones
Junior defensive lineman on Arkansas's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 327 lb · Bay City, TX
Transferred USC → Arkansas for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
5 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, at Utah
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Arkansas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2024.
- Transferred from USC to Arkansas in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 62.7 points in belief.
-3.8own fans
58.9national conversation
Also worth knowing:
Carlon Jones
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Utah — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with USC4-star out of Bay City
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Arkansas
Coaching transition mid-career: Sam Pittman → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arkansas
2025USC
2026Arkansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
2026Arkansas1-1HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–14
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
With K. Jackson — 267 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 27 rush yds (10 car) · G. Rush — 48 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 51 LONG
Game log
The defensive line · Arkansas
- #97Quincy Rhodes Jr.15.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #35Steven Soles Jr.4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- Hunter Osborne2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Charlie Collins1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #91Carlon Jones0 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Arkansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology