Senior defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2021: 4.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.
6′3″ · 259 lb · Baltimore, MD
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.
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 596 nationally · Signed with Syracuse
Statement game5 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksvs Boston College (FBS) · W 21-6
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2021: 4.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.
Kingsley Jonathan
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent five seasons in the Syracuse defensive front. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 3 TFL against Boston College — Week 9, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Syracuse, 15 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dino Babers.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Dino Babers — 25-35 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Strength: qb hurries (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th 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
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #358 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs Liberty | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 30-33@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17vs Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-36@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-6vs Boston College | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 3-41@ Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-41@ NC State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-31vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 10 | 5.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Sam Williams’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Sam Williams's senior season at Ole Miss (2021).
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Player DNA