#16

Jaquan Amos

Senior safety for Ball State. 2022: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 95 tackles.

S · Ball State · Sr. · #16

6′0″ · 194 lb · Leander, TX

CFB Index 81 · #34 of 493 safetiesMedium confidenceBall State 2022 alumnus

The story

4 safety for Ball State. 2022: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 95 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Villanova in 2017.
Transferred from Iowa State to Ball State in 2022.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

S recruit

No. 2375 nationally · Signed with Villanova

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Ball State, 97 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Villanova2-star out of Northeast

2021

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202212 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2375 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

81All-Conference level #34 of 493?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (99th percentile). Strength: tackles (98th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#23 / 2755 · 99th pct

Tackles#64 / 2755 · 98th pct

Tackles for loss#347 / 2755 · 86th pct

6.5

Passes defended#354 / 2755 · 85th pct

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Sacks#1310 / 2755 · 50th pct

0.5

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th 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	9.0	0.7	0.0	0.5
Road6g	6.8	0.4	0.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.3	0.4	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	10.2	0.7	0.1	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Uremovich

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

81 · #34 of 493 safeties

Two-star recruit. Now #34 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Ball State	95	61	6.5	0.5	4	1	--
2021	Iowa State	2	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		97	62	6.5	0.5	4	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022

W 31–0

vs Murray State

2 TOT · 2 SOLO

Dominant 31-point win at home against Murray State.

With L. Borrow — 41 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG · J. Paddock — 227 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 21.4 · -9 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 10-59@ Tennessee	8	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 30-37vs Western Michigan	8	8	3.0	0.0	—	1	3.0 TFL
Wk 3	W 31-0vs Murray State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 23-34@ Georgia Southern	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 44-38vs Northern Illinois	12	4	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 6	W 17-16@ Central Michigan	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 25-21vs UConn	7	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 16-20vs Eastern Michigan	14	8	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 14 tackles
Wk 10	W 27-20@ Kent State	7	6	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 21-28@ Toledo	11	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 18-32vs Ohio	11	9	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 17-18@ Miami (OH)	8	6	1.5	0.5	—	0
Total		95	61	6.5	0.5	1	4

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