Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017New Mexico State
Jacob Nwangwa
DB • 6'0" • 207 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jacob Nwangwa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
22
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
16
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Jacob Nwangwa built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Arlington, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Jacob Nwangwa's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Jacob Nwangwa, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Jacob Nwangwa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 104
- TFL
- 5.5
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Jacob Nwangwa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 104
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Arlington · New Mexico State
- High school pipeline
- Arlington · 25 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · DB 448th (top 56%) · Sun Belt 213th (top 40%) · National 2,223rd (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 45.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 10 | 88 | 5.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 65.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 5 | 16 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
Related Context
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Jacob Nwangwa played DB for New Mexico State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jacob Nwangwa recorded 104 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 8.5 primary output with 41 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
13.3
Usage
1.8
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 0. New Mexico: 0. UTEP: 0. Arkansas: 0. Louisiana: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico: 1 by 4.2. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas: 7 by 29.2. Louisiana: 3 by 12.5
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
29.2 vs Arkansas
Player Story
Jacob Nwangwa story
Jacob Nwangwa built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Arlington, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Jacob Nwangwa's career was his defensive production: 104 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 3 passes defended across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with New Mexico State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jacob Nwangwa's production has multiple signals. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico State.
The arc is straightforward: Jacob Nwangwa 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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New Mexico State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 3 | 30 | — | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 8.5 | 41 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 13.3 | 1.8 | -8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas State
Week 11 · L 22-41 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisiana
Week 5 · W 37-31 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas State
Week 10 · W 31-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#4
@ UTEP
Week 1 · L 22-38
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas A&M
Week 9 · L 10-52
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Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State
8.5 primary output · 41 efficiency · 7.5 usage
65.2
#2
2015 Regular Season · New Mexico State
45.8
3 primary · 30 efficiency · — usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · New Mexico State
42.8
0 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 1.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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