Will Jones II
Will Jones II
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Will Jones II has played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt: 10 tackles against South Florida — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Seth Littrell → Eric Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 82 | 46 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 44 | 21 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | South Florida | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Florida | 32 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 173 | 98 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 49–47
at San Diego State
14 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 TFL
Edged out San Diego State on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · North Texas
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +11 net (49 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Texas · Last season: 12-2 (AP #23) · Talent rank #96 · 2026 recruiting class #135
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shaquez Bond’s 2021 season.
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Differs from Shaquez on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.