Isaiah Jones

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EUGENE, OR - October 11, 2025 - linebacker Isaiah Jones #46 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Oregon Ducks and the Indiana Hoosiers at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, OR. Photo By Levi Jones/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Levi Jones/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 12, 2025 - linebacker Isaiah Jones #46 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Indiana State Sycamores and the Indiana Hoosiers at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Mason Munn/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Mason Munn/Indiana Athletics

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 230
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
London, Ohio
High School:
London

Career Notes & Records
Earned his bachelor’s degree in management from Indiana ... Appeared in 28 career games with five starts ... Father, D.J., lettered in football at Ohio State (1992-94, 96) ...D.J. was part of the 1992 Big Ten co-championship team and the 1996 Big Ten and Rose Bowl champions.

2025 (Redshirt-Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in all 11 games with three starts.

Old Dominion (8/30): Made four tackles ... Logged first career solo sack in the third quarter. Kennesaw State (9/6): Posted four stops ... Had a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter. Indiana State (9/12): Owned a team-best four tackles ... Made 2.5 tackles for loss with a solo sack ... Combined with Jamari Sharpe on a second-quarter tackle for loss ... Sacked Keegan Patterson in the second quarter ... Made a fourth-quarter solo stop behind the line. Illinois (9/20): Part of a defense that held Illinois to just 2 yards rushing - the sixth-fewest yards rushing allowed since at least 1950 ... Contributed to the third-most sacks (7.0) in a Big Ten game since the FBS began tracking the statistic in 2000 ...Totaled four tackles ... Had 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack in the game ... Made back-to-back stops on the Illinois drive that resulted in a blocked punt touchdown with a solo tackle for loss on first down ... Sacked Luke Altmyer in the first quarter on third-and-long for force a punt. at Iowa (9/27): Piled up eight tackles ... Had 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks ... Tipped the pass that led to Amare Ferrell’s first-quarter interception and IU’s first touchdown of the game ... Blocked a third-quarter punt ... Combined with Kellan Wyatt on a second-quarter sack ... Made solo tackle for loss in fourth quarter. at Oregon (10/11): Part of a defense that limited Oregon’s offense to its fewest yards of total offense since 2021 versus Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game ... Helped Indiana sack Oregon quarterback Dante Moore six times after the Ducks had only allowed one sack through its first five games ... Logged eight tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack ... Solo sack came on third down in the second quarter to force an Oregon punt ... Made a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter ... Intercepted Dante Moore in the fourth quarter. Michigan State (10/18): Totaled five tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss ... Combine with D’Angelo Ponds on a second-quarter tackle for loss ... Joined Aiden Fisher on a tackle for loss in the third quarter. UCLA (10/25): Team-high eight tackles included 0.5 sack and a forced fumble that was recovered by IU ... Also broke up one pass ... Combined with Rolijah Hardy on a first-quarter sack ... Forced a second-quarter fumble that was recovered by Hosea Wheeler and led to an IU touchdown that made it 28-0. at Maryland (11/1): Chipped in two tackles in a start. at Penn State (11/8): Made five tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss ... Combined with Stephen Daley on a third-quarter tackle for loss. Wisconsin (11/15): Had four tackles.

2024 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Appeared in all 13 games with two starts ... Made first collegiate start at Northwestern (10/5) ... One of six Hoosiers to make first collegiate start in 2024 ... Tied for the Big Ten lead with teammate Bryson Bonds and tied for No. 2 in Power 4 in special teams tackles (9) ... Graded as the No. 6 special teams player in the Big Ten and No. 18 in Power 4 (77.4) per Pro Football Focus (min. 200 snaps).

FIU (8/31): Posted six stops. Western Illinois (9/6): Chipped in two tackles. at UCLA (9/14): Totaled three tackles. Charlotte (9/21): Had six tackles ... Posted first career tackle for loss on solo stop behind the line in the second quarter. Maryland (9/28): Made one stop. at Northwestern (10/5): Made first collegiate start ... Totaled three tackles. Nebraska (10/19): Made four tackles. Washington (10/26): Posted six tackles ... Combined with D’Angelo Ponds for a third-quarter tackle for loss. at Michigan State (11/2): Totaled five tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss ... Combined with Tyrique Tucker on a fourth-quarter sack for his first career sack ... Joined Mikail Kamara on a tackle for loss in the first quarter to hold Michigan State to a field goal in the first quarter. Michigan (11/9): Had one tackle. Purdue (11/30): Posted four tackles ... Had solo tackle for loss in the fourth quarter. at Notre Dame (12/20): Made one tackle.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Appeared in two games.

Michigan State (11/18): Made season debut.

2022 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in two games and redshirted his initial season on campus ... Made collegiate debut against Penn State (11/5) ... One of 33 student-athletes to make collegiate debut in 2022 ... One of 15 true freshmen to make collegiate debut in 2022.

Penn State (11/5): Made collegiate debut on defense ... Recorded first career tackle. at Ohio State (11/12): Made one tackle.

Prep/Personal
Linebacker for head coach Kyle Cutler at London High School ... Ranked the No. 28 player in Ohio by 247Sports ... Tabbed first-team All-Ohio Division II-III by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association as a senior ... Named all-district and All-Central Buckeye Conference ... Two-time Central Buckeye Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Totaled 99 tackles with 2.5 sacks ... Returned his lone interception for a touchdown ... Earned second-team All-Ohio, first-team all-district, and first-team All-CBC as a junior ... Collected 63 tackles and 5.5 sacks ... Also lettered in track & field ... Parents are Jen and Darrell Jones ... Darrell played tight end at Ohio State University from 1992-94 ... Born on July 21, 2003.