Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#30
Curtis Jones Jr.
Junior linebacker for Virginia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 234 lb · Huntington, WV · Cabell Midland
CFB Index 40 · #379 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred West Virginia → Virginia Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
6
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs VMI
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Virginia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to West Virginia in 2024.
- Transferred from West Virginia to Virginia Tech in 2026.
Curtis Jones Jr.
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Curtis Jones Jr. has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against VMI — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with West Virginia3-star out of Cabell Midland
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
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Brent Pry → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia Tech
2025West Virginia
2026Virginia Tech
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026Virginia Tech2-0HC: James Franklin · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
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: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 6 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 22 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–3
vs VMI
4 TOT · 0 TFL
Dominant 70-point win at home against VMI.
With Q. Brown — 6 rec · 109 yds · 1 TD · E. Grunkemeyer — 224 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Beau Goodwin’s 2024 season.
Matches Beau on
Weight
PD rate
Differs from Beau on
Class year (higher)
Sack rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Beau Goodwin's freshman season at Iowa State (2024).
80%match
Matches Beau on
Weight
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Beau on
Sack rate (higher)
The linebacker corps · Virginia Tech
- #3Kaleb Spencer67 tackles · 2025
- #16Noah Chambers43 tackles · 2025
- #33Keon Wylie28 tackles · 2025
- #30Curtis Jones Jr.22 tackles · 2025
- #41George Ballance10 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Virginia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology