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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 2000th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1269th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 1 | 2852nd / 3422 |
| Sacks | 1 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 7 | — |
Charting
Where Jones's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Louisiana#89 · 5-3 | 5 | 19% | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Louisiana#103 · 6-7 | 3 | 5% | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Lester Jones's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Lester Jones's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Lamar | W 38–7 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 2 | @ USC | L 30–49 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  UAB | W 21–14 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Charlotte | W 34–7 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Arkansas State | W 23–20 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 31–32 | 6.6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Troy | W 33–6 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 | @ Southern Miss | L 31–35 | 5.6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 8 | 2631st / 5664 |
| Solo | 6 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 2 | 966th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 2 | 309th / 1383 |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 1 | 898th / 1772 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Lamar | 60 | ~3 (0–17) | 1 | 5% |
| Wk 2 · USC | 72 | ~9 (0–51) | 1 | 13% |
| Wk 3 · UAB | 58 | ~13 (0–58) | 1 | 22% |
| Wk 6 · Louisiana Tech | 77 | ~27 (3–49) | 2 | 35% |
| Wk 8 · Southern Miss | 81 | ~44 (22–52) | 4 | 54% |
| Season | 501 | 96 (37–126) | 9 | 19% |
Position Room
14 LBs on the Louisiana roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Jake St. Andre | LB | SR | 59 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Micah Johnson | LB | JR | 41 | 3 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 6 | Conor McPherson | LB | SO | 29 | 2.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Ashley Williams | LB | JR | 18 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 37 | Harrison Kidder | LB | FR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 80 | Lester Jones | LB | JR | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Princeton Malbrue | LB | SR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Na'Tori Brown | LB | SO | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 7 | Ethan Veal | LB | SO | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Kailep Edwards | LB | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 51 | Hayden Darbonne | LB | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 33 | AJ Spencer | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Devin Franklin | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Patrick Gosslee | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Louisiana depth chart →