#44

D'Anthony Jones

Senior defensive lineman for Houston. 2022: 6 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss, 35 tackles.

DL · Houston · Sr. · #44

6′2″ · 270 lb · Lawndale, CA

CFB Index 80 · #46 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamHouston 2022 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Houston. 2022: 6 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss, 35 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Houston, 14 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202212 games

All-AACfirst

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Houston

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020–2022

Dana Holgorsen

Houston

Played his entire career under Dana Holgorsen.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 23-12 over that span.

2020Houston3-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Houston12-2HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

2022Houston8-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

80All-Conference level #46 of 387?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (97th percentile). Strength: sacks (97th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#70 / 2755 · 97th pct

11.5

Sacks#77 / 2755 · 97th pct

6.0

QB hurries#79 / 2755 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#697 / 2755 · 74th pct

Tackles#1057 / 2755 · 61st pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.5	0.8	0.5	0.0
Road6g	3.3	1.1	0.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	1.1	0.5	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	0.8	0.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Fritz

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

80 · #46 of 387 edge rushers

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Houston	35	26	11.5	6.0	--	--	--
2021	Houston	17	10	9.5	7.0	--	--	--
2020	Houston	9	7	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
Career		61	43	22.5	14.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 37–35

at UTSA

3 QB HUR · 1 TFL · 1 SOLO

Edged out UTSA on the road in a shootout.

With C. Tune — 206 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 51 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · L. Wilkins — 46 AVG · 53 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 37-35@ UTSA	1	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 30-33@ Texas Tech	3	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 30-48vs Kansas	3	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 34-27vs Rice	3	3	2.0	2.0	—	2 sacks
Wk 5	L 24-27vs Tulane	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 33-32@ Memphis	7	4	1.5	1.0	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 8	W 38-20@ Navy	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 42-27vs South Florida	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 63-77@ SMU	6	4	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	W 43-36vs Temple	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 42-3@ East Carolina	2	2	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 13	L 30-37vs Tulsa	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Total		35	26	11.5	6.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

D'Anthony Jones

202212 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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