#50

Elin Jones

DL · Western Kentucky · R-Jr. · #50

Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
R-Jr. · Dacula, Ga. → Mountain View HS
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Elin Jones

DL · Western Kentucky · Sr · #50

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Western Kentucky
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025

W 27–24

at Delaware

2 TOT  ·  1 QB HUR  ·  1 REC

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Western Kentucky

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Western Kentucky

Returning around him

  • 33% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -3 net (19 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #80

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Toby Ndukwe’s 2020 season.

Toby Ndukwe

91%match

SMU · 2020

#2

Kendron Wayman

Wake Forest · 2024

90%
#3

Carter Evans

Eastern Michigan · 2025

85%
#4

NaNa Osafo-Mensah

Notre Dame · 2022

84%
#5

Travez Moore

Arizona State · 2022

84%

Matches Toby on

Sack rate
TFL rate
Height

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Braswell's freshman season at Alabama (2021).

Alabama · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 25
#2

Anthony Nelson

Duke · 2022

NFL Rd 4
81%
#3

Jayden Virgin

Boise State · 2023

79%
#4

Jordan Lawson

Louisiana · 2022

All-Sun Belt
79%
#5

Toby Ndukwe

SMU · 2020

79%

Matches Chris on

Class year
Hurry rate
Sack rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10608

Final rank
#11028
Avg #10880.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10608 this season.

Background

Before WKU: Jones arrived at WKU after spending three seasons at Johnson C. Smith University. He appeared in five games during the 2024 season, totaling 15 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and one pass defended. He missed the 2023 season due to injury, but in 2022, Jones appeared in eigh...

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