Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Plano, IL
Joseph Jones: LB · Northwestern · #42.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joseph Jones
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Wisconsin — Week 10, 2016.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Northwestern | 46 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Career | 46 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-22vs Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-9vs Illinois State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-13vs Duke | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-24vs No. 20 Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-31@ Iowa | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 54-40@ Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Indiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-24@ No. 6 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-21vs No. 8 Wisconsin | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 45-17@ Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 12-29@ Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-21vs Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 31-24vs No. 22 Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Week 5 · 2016
W 38-31
at Iowa
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Iowa on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%4 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups46 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
49.8%
482 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
74.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
541 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Northwestern, 46 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.
