#5

Roger Jones Jr.

DB · Air Force · So. · #5

Returning to Air Force for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Roger Jones Jr.

DB · Air Force · So · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Air Force
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Air Force4-8HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Air Force76390.50.0--2--
Career76390.50.0--2--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 49–13

vs Bucknell

4 TOT  ·  3 YDS  ·  1 INT

Dominant 36-point win at home against Bucknell.

How he plays

Play style

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Air Force

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Air Force

Returning around him

  • 63% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -4 net (0 in / 4 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Air Force · Last season: 4-8 · 2026 recruiting class #133

DNA match

Player DNA

Box Safety

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to J.J. Roberts’s 2023 season.

J.J. Roberts

78%match

Marshall · 2023

#2

Gunner Maldonado

Arizona · 2023

76%
#3

Jack Tchienchou

Tulane · 2025

All-AAC
75%
#4

Keondre Swoopes

UAB · 2023

74%
#5

Brandon Hill

Pittsburgh · 2022

NFL Rd 7
71%

Matches J.J. on

Interceptions
PD rate
Weight

Differs from J.J. on

Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to C.J. Heard's freshman season at Florida Atlantic (2024).

C.J. Heard

88%match

Florida Atlantic · 2024

#2

Miles Greer

Buffalo · 2025

72%
#3

Zeraun Daniel

Massachusetts · 2025

67%
#4

Cory McCoy

Marshall · 2021

67%
#5

Makyle Sanders

North Texas · 2020

64%

Matches C.J. on

Class year
Height
Tackle volume

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #13570

Final rank
#13887
Avg #13778.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #13570 this season.