Senior linebacker for Colorado State. 2025: 21 tackles.
6′2″ · 270 lb · Dublin, GA
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.
How he plays
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
QB hurries: 82nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2025
Best game: 8 tackles, vs Northern Colorado
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Colorado State. 2025: 21 tackles.
Jaques Evans
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Three head coaches in six seasons, at three different programs. Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against Northern Colorado, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Steve Addazio, Jay Norvell, and Tyson Summers. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (82nd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | 21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Baylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 30 | 16 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 107 | 65 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 43 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 205 | 109 | 19.0 | 12.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 21–17
8 TOT · 4 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
With B. Fowler-Nicolosi — 132 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 40.1 · 22 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · B. Hansen — 57 AVG · 58 LONG · 2 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-38@ Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-17vs Northern Colorado | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 16-17vs UTSA | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-20vs Washington State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-45@ San Diego State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · Colorado State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #75 · 2026 recruiting class #73
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kenneth Orji’s 2022 season.
Matches Kenneth on
Differs from Kenneth on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA
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