Anthony Jones Jr.
Nebraska Cornhuskers
87
Great

Anthony Jones Jr.

RDEDefenseGreatTRANSFER · UCLA
Projected Starter

Is Anthony Jones Jr. starting?

Anthony Jones Jr. is the projected starter at RDE for Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Anthony Jones Jr. is the projected starting RDE on a Contender Nebraska — 87 OVR.

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What's Next

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Liberty, ranked #623 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 20 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #623 NatlTeam Share4%
Las Vegas, NV
Jersey
#15
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
265 lbs
Transfer
UCLA

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202.51.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8770
National Rank
#623
High School
Liberty
Hometown
Henderson, NV

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 74th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.93 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 74% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 18% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 5WOHIOTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-21

Anthony Jones Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

20 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement80%
Coach NebraskaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.