Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 14 | W 52-3vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Eli Jones
Redshirt freshman defensive end on South Florida's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 255 lb · Venice, FL · Venice HS
Returning to South Florida for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
1 tackles
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Rice
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive end on South Florida's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Florida in 2025.
Eli Jones
One game to point at: 1 tackles against Rice — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with South Florida3-star out of Venice
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
South Florida
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025South Florida9-4HC: Kevin Patrick · Run-leaning
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 1 game: 1.0 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
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
South Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · South Florida
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #52 · 2026 recruiting class #90
Background
2025: Saw action in four regular season games...a redshirt season...recorded one tackle, vs. Rice (11/29). HIGH SCHOOL: Tallied 232 tackles, eight sacks, five fumble recoveries and a forced fumble on his high school career, according to MaxPreps…helped lead Venice High School to a 12-1 record and...
The defensive line · South Florida
- #4Michael Williams II2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #18Levi Smiley2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Asani Redwood1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #1C.J. Hicks1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #14Eli Jones0 tackles for loss · 2025
11 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology