Leon Jones: CB · Arkansas State · #2.
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Leon Jones
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Three seasons in the Arkansas State secondary to date. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Troy — Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 6 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 26 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 23 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
| Career | 63 | 40 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 20 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-73@ No. 20 Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-37vs Memphis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Stony Brook | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-37vs Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-28@ Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-37@ Troy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-27vs Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-24@ UL Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-17vs Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 77-31vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-35@ Marshall | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 77-31
vs Texas State
1 tackle · 3 pass breakups · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 46-point win at home against Texas State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
23%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
26tackles this season26 tackles · 6 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Butch Jones — 11-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
45.0%
370 pass / 452 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #280 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Arkansas State, 63 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Butch Jones.
