Steven Jones: DB · App State · #6.
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Steven Jones
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The five seasons at App State span three head coaches: Scott Satterfield, Eli Drinkwitz and Shawn Clark. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Marshall — Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 14 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 61-63vs North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 32-28vs Troy | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-32vs James Madison | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-0vs The Citadel | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-36@ Texas State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-17vs Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-3vs Robert Morris | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-35@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ Marshall | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 27-14vs Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | L 48-51@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 37 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 14 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
30%14 pass breakupsTackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%4 TFL46 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 14 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Clark
Pass share
43.1%
358 pass / 472 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at App State, 127 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Scott Satterfield, Eli Drinkwitz, and Shawn Clark. Multi-era developmental context.
