Donovan Jones
Nebraska Cornhuskers
91
Elite

Donovan Jones

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Projected Starter

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Donovan Jones is the projected starter at NB for Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Redshirt sophomore · #37 · 6'1", 200 lbs

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Depth at NB · Nebraska Cornhuskers

  1. 13791Donovan JonesStarter
  2. 23179Mario Buford
  3. 32366Blye Hill

Nebraska Starting Lineup

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Up next for Nebraska

Nebraska plays Illinois away on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Omaha North, ranked #1,421 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 59 tackles, 1 INT, 5 PBU. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot and 92th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,421 Natl2-Yr Total64 tacklesTeam Share10%Percentile92th
Omaha, NE
Jersey
#37
Class
RS SO
Height
6'1"
Weight
200 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20255915
2024500

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
0.8550
National Rank
#1421
High School
Omaha North
Hometown
Omaha, NE

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated defense; 92th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 92% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 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

Nov 1LWASHTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 17-10

Oct 18LORETKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-14

Oct 10LIUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-17

Oct 3WMDTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-23

Sep 26WMSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-13

Sep 19WUNDTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 34-7

Sep 12WBGSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 56-7

Sep 5WOHIOTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 49-21

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

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Team Role

59 tkl · 5 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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