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Player Dossier
2006-2011BYU
McKay Jacobson
WR • 5'11" • Southlake, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
McKay Jacobson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Player Story
McKay Jacobson built his college career from 2006 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Southlake, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of McKay Jacobson's career was his receiving role: 113...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
McKay Jacobson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · BYU. McKay Jacobson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,836
- Receptions
- 113
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
McKay Jacobson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,836
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 10 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- Utah
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Vista Murrieta
- High school pipeline
- Vista Murrieta · 25 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 323 receiving yards · WR 292nd (top 36%) · FBS Independents 8th (top 17%) · National 350th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | BYU | 12 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2006 Regular Season | BYU | 12 | 26 | 521 | 4 | 70.6 |
| 2007 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2008 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2009 Postseason | BYU | 9 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 75.9 |
| 2009 Regular Season | BYU | 9 | 21 | 529 | 4 | 75.9 |
| 2010 Postseason | BYU | 11 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 62.6 |
| 2010 Regular Season | BYU | 11 | 33 | 378 | 1 | 62.6 |
| 2011 Postseason | BYU | 10 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2011 Regular Season | BYU | 10 | 23 | 279 | 1 | 58.9 |
Related Context
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McKay Jacobson played WR for BYU. Across 6 tracked seasons, McKay Jacobson recorded 1,836 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
BYU paired 556 primary output with 91.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 73.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2011 Postseason · BYU
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
32.3
Efficiency
73.3
Usage
11.8
Consistency
64.6
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 44. Ole Miss: 25. Texas: 17. Utah: 46. UCF: 4. Utah State: 49. San José State: 63. Idaho State: 25. Idaho: 9. New Mexico State: 41
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 2 by 100. Ole Miss: 2 by 83.3. Texas: 3 by 37.8. Utah: 6 by 51.1. UCF: 1 by 26.7. Utah State: 3 by 100. San José State: 2 by 100. Idaho State: 2 by 83.3. Idaho: 1 by 60. New Mexico State: 3 by 91.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins32.5 · Games = 8 · +1 vs Losses
Losses31.5 · Games = 2 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | @ Tulsa | W 24-21 | — | 2 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 35 |
| Sun 11/20 | vs New Mexico State | W 42-7 | — | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 0 | 26 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Idaho | W 42-7 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Idaho State | W 56-3 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 10/9 | vs San José State | W 29-16 | — | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 31.50 | 1 | 40 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Utah State | W 27-24 | — | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 0 | 40 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs UCF | W 24-17 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Utah | L 10-54 | — | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Texas | L 16-17 | — | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Ole Miss | W 14-13 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 19 |
Player Story
McKay Jacobson story
McKay Jacobson built his college career from 2006 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Southlake, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of McKay Jacobson's career was his receiving role: 113 catches, 1,836 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2006 with BYU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 307 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU.
The arc is straightforward: McKay Jacobson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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BYU
2006-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200620072008200920092010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | BYU | 547 | 93.9 | 10.6 | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | BYU | 547 | 93.9 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 2007 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | -547 |
| 2008 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | BYU | 556 | 91.9 | 11.9 | 556 |
| 2009 Regular Season | BYU | 556 | 91.9 | 11.9 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | BYU | 410 | 67.3 | 17.1 | -146 |
| 2010 Regular Season | BYU | 410 | 67.3 | 17.1 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | BYU | 323 | 73.3 | 11.8 | -87 |
| 2011 Regular Season | BYU | 323 | 73.3 | 11.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Utah
Week 13 · L 16-17 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
92
Receiving Yards
95.9 takeover
92 receiving yards with a 87.6 efficiency score.
#2
@ Utah State
Week 5 · L 16-31
85
Receiving Yards
87.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 70.8 efficiency score.
#3
vs San José State
Week 6 · W 29-16
63
Receiving Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Colorado State
Week 10 · W 24-3 · Conference game
105
Receiving Yards
81.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs UNLV
Week 10 · W 55-7 · Conference game
70
Receiving Yards
80.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
70 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · BYU
556 primary output · 91.9 efficiency · 11.9 usage
75.9
#2
2009 Regular Season · BYU
75.9
556 primary · 91.9 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2006 Postseason · BYU
70.6
547 primary · 93.9 efficiency · 10.6 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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