Rante Jones
Rante Jones
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Syracuse, Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- game log
How it ended
One season at UConn, 56 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UConn | 56 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 56 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 63–17
vs Merrimack
2 SOLO · 5 TOT
Dominant 46-point win at home against Merrimack.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jalen Stroman’s 2023 season.
Matches Jalen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Malik Dixon's freshman season at UConn (2021).
Matches Malik on