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Juwuan Jones

Senior defensive end for Western Kentucky. 2022: 1.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 40 tackles.

DE · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #34

6′3″ · 275 lb · Sugar Hill, GA

CFB Index 59 · #144 of 387 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-ConferenceWestern Kentucky 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 1012 nationally · Signed with Western Kentucky

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for Western Kentucky. 2022: 1.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 40 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Western Kentucky, 20 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2017

Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Lanier

202213 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1012 national

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018

Mike Sanford Jr.

Western Kentucky

2019–2022

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Western Kentucky3-9HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced

2019Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

2020Western Kentucky5-7HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

2021Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

59Quality starter #144 of 387?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

QB hurries#511 / 2755 · 76th pct

Sacks#711 / 2755 · 72nd pct

1.5

Tackles#842 / 2755 · 69th pct

Solo tackles#1183 / 2755 · 56th pct

Tackles for loss#1332 / 2755 · 47th pct

2.0

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th 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 · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.5	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road7g	2.7	0.1	0.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.3	0.3	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

59 · #144 of 387 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #144 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Western Kentucky	40	18	2.0	1.5	--	1	--
2021	Western Kentucky	45	21	7.0	4.0	--	--	--
2020	Western Kentucky	39	13	5.5	2.5	3	--	--
2019	Western Kentucky	56	21	12.5	7.0	--	--	--
2018	Western Kentucky	42	19	5.5	5.0	2	--	--
Career		222	92	32.5	20.0	5	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 38–27

vs Austin Peay

4 SOLO · 10 TOT

With T. Ellard — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 45 AVG · A. Reed — 279 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 76.5 · 6 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 38-27vs Austin Peay	10	4	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 1	W 49-17@ Hawai'i	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 3	L 30-33@ Indiana	6	3	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 4	W 73-0vs Florida International	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 27-34vs Troy	4	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 6	L 28-31@ UTSA	4	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 35-17@ Middle Tennessee	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 20-17vs UAB	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 13-40vs North Texas	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 59-7@ Charlotte	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 45-10vs Rice	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 17-41@ Auburn	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 32-31@ Florida Atlantic	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Total		40	18	2.0	1.5	1

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

Juwuan Jones

2017

202213 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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