Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 16-10vs Florida International | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#9
Jonathan Bax
Senior defensive back for Florida Atlantic. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 245 lb · New Orleans, LA · Edna Karr
Transferred TCU → Florida Atlantic for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 3 tackles, vs Florida International
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back for Florida Atlantic. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2023.
- Transferred from TCU to Florida Atlantic in 2026.
Jonathan Bax
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Sonny Dykes and Zach Kittley. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 INT against Florida International, Week 3, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with TCU3-star out of Edna Karr
20244 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Florida Atlantic
2025–2026era →
Zach Kittley
Florida Atlantic
Coaching transition mid-career: Chad Lunsford → Zach Kittley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida Atlantic
2025TCU
2026Florida Atlantic
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | TCU | 14 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | TCU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–30
vs Navy
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
With C. Veltkamp — 386 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.4 · -22 rush yds (5 car) · E. Messer — 8 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning
2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2026Florida Atlantic2-1HC: Zach Kittley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 2 games: 2.0 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
Zach Kittley
Pass share
52.6%
122 pass / 110 run
Plays / game
77.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
140 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalil Clemons’s 2024 season.
Matches Jalil on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Derick Mourning's sophomore season at Texas State (2023).
92%match
Matches Derick on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jonathan Bax
Background
At Florida Atlantic Senior (2026) Arrived in Boca Raton in January of 2026 At TCU Junior (2025) Appeared in every game for the Horn Frogs Posted 13 tackles along with 2.5 for a loss with a sack Had four games where he posted multiple tackles, including his season-best of three against Abilene…
The secondary · Florida Atlantic
- #22Jayden Sweeney41 tackles · 2025
- #11Gavench Marcelin32 tackles · 2025
- #4Damarius McGhee30 tackles · 2025
- #12Jay Crable28 tackles · 2025
- #9Jonathan Bax14 tackles · 2025
28 more on the roster · Florida Atlantic team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology