Malcolm Jones
Iowa State Cyclones
74
Average

Malcolm Jones

SLBDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Jacksonville State
2nd String / Backup

Is Malcolm Jones starting?

Malcolm Jones is listed 2nd string at SLB for Iowa State Cyclones.

Malcolm Jones is listed SLB #2 for Iowa State at 74 OVR.

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What's Next

The Story

The Tackling Machine

A 3-star recruit out of Lee County, ranked #849 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 51 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 sacks. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot and 84th-percentile production nationally — good for a 74 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #849 NatlTeam Share10%Percentile84th
Camilla, GA
Jersey
#16
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
219 lbs
Transfer
Jacksonville State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
5153

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
0.8667
National Rank
#849
High School
Lee County
Hometown
Leesburg, GA

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 84th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.83 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 74. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 84% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 29% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.83)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 5WSEMOTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-10

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

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
51 tkl · 5 TFL · 3 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
Coach Iowa StateTake 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.