Isaiah Jones

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

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 ... 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 one game.

Old Dominion (8/30): Made four tackles ... Logged first career solo sack in the third quarter.

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.