Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs Duquesne | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 32-38vs North Dakota State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Roger Jones Jr.
Junior defensive back on Air Force's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 184 lb · Huntingtown, MD
CFB Index 66 · #133 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Air Force for 2026
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.
The story
3 defensive back on Air Force's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearRoger Jones Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Second year in the Air Force secondary, same address the whole way. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 4 tackles against North Dakota State — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202512 games
- All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Air Force
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 5-9 over that span.
2025Air Force4-8HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2026Air Force1-1HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #13 of 42 Mountain West DBs
How the All-Mountain West estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–0
vs Duquesne
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 34-point win at home against Duquesne.
With W. Duncan — 56 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 62 LONG · C. Cremascoli — 52 LONG · 100 PCT · 10 PTS
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Air Force
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Air Force
Returning around him
- 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 · Talent rank #137 · 2026 recruiting class #136
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.
78%match
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).
88%match
Matches C.J. on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Roger Jones Jr.
The secondary · Air Force
- #5Roger Jones Jr.76 tackles · 2025
- #2Korey Johnson34 tackles · 2025
- #4Mikhail Seiken33 tackles · 2025
- #7Nick Beckwith23 tackles · 2025
- #19Houston Hendrix11 tackles · 2025
21 more on the roster · Air Force team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology