Avery Jones
Northern Illinois Huskies
76
Solid

Avery Jones

NBDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Lafayette
Projected Starter

Is Avery Jones starting?

Avery Jones is the projected starter at NB for Northern Illinois Huskies.

Avery Jones is the projected starting NB on a Rebuilding Northern Illinois — 76 OVR.

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What's Next

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 9 tackles, 3 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 76 overall (Solid tier).

Team Share1%
Columbia, MO
Jersey
#2
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
195 lbs
Transfer
Lafayette

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
930

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

Why this rating?

On a 68-rated defense; 61th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 76.

Team defense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 61% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 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 12LILSTTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
8
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-24

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

Final L 40-0

Avery Jones's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

9 tkl · 0 PD · 3 INT
Usage / Involvement25%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.