Anthony Jones Jr.
Nebraska Cornhuskers
91
Elite

Anthony Jones Jr.

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RDEDefenseEliteTRANSFER · UCLA
Projected Starter

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

Redshirt senior · #15 · 6'5", 265 lbs

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Depth at RDE · Nebraska Cornhuskers

  1. 11591Anthony Jones Jr.Starter
  2. 29385Kade Pietrzak
  3. 39468Jordan Ochoa

Nebraska Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

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 91 overall (Elite 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 88-rated defense; 74th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.93 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
88
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
+4 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

Oct 10LIUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 20-17

Oct 3WMDTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-23

Sep 26WMSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-13

Sep 19WUNDTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-7

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