Jon Jon Stevens
Second year in the same secondary at Northwestern. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Michigan State — Week 7, 2026.
33 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 33 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 15 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 48 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-18vs South Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-29@ No. 5 Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13vs Penn State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-14vs Ball State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21@ Michigan State | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 42-14vs Rutgers | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34@ Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Oct. 31 · L 26-34 at Oregon, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Northwestern’s defense played that day
Oregon’s 10 drives: 4 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 6.
6 tackles, including 2 passes broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
1 tackle.
Week 5 · 2026
W 34-13
vs Penn State
5 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Penn State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL33 tackles · 4 pass breakups.
2 seasons under David Braun, all run-leaning offenses — 13-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Pass share
40.2%
204 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
63.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
231 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #222 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
