Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Ball State
Jacob White
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Clarendon Hills, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jacob White shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
83
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Jacob White built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Clarendon Hills, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Jacob White's career was his defensive...
Read the storyJacob White, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Ball State. Jacob White shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 268
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 4
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Jacob White quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 268
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 117 tackles · LB 15th (top 2%) · Mid-American 5th (top 1%) · National 16th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ball State | 8 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 72 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 57.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ball State | 9 | 67 | 5.5 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 55 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 117 | 8 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 77.3 |
Related Context
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Jacob White played LB for Ball State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jacob White recorded -11 receiving yards and 268 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Ball State paired 11 primary output with 44.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
35.4
Usage
9.1
Consistency
36
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 2. UAB: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 0.5. Central Michigan: 1. Toledo: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 2. Buffalo: 2. Miami (OH): 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 9 by 57.5. UAB: 5 by 20.8. Western Kentucky: 6 by 25. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 9 by 42.5. Central Michigan: 8 by 43.3. Toledo: 6 by 35. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Northern Illinois: 8 by 53.3. Buffalo: 10 by 61.7. Miami (OH): 2 by 13.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 10 · +0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Buffalo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | vs Miami (OH) | L 7-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/17 | vs Buffalo10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-40 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | @ Northern IllinoisSplash game | L 17-63 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 14-56 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/26 | vs Toledo | L 17-58 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Central Michigan | L 9-56 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Akron | L 3-31 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Western Michigan | L 3-55 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Western Kentucky | L 21-33 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs UAB | W 51-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ IllinoisSplash game | L 21-24 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jacob White story
Jacob White built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Clarendon Hills, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Jacob White's career was his defensive production: 268 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 interception across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Ball 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 White's production has multiple signals. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ball State.
The arc is straightforward: Jacob White 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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Ball State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ball State | 9 | 35.4 | 9.1 | 9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ball State | 9.5 | 41.6 | 9.3 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 44.6 | 13.2 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Central Michigan
Week 12 · L 44-45 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 3 · L 31-41
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#3
vs Buffalo
Week 12 · L 24-40 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 1 · L 21-24
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Northern Illinois
Week 11 · L 17-63 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Ball State
11 primary output · 44.6 efficiency · 13.2 usage
77.3
#2
2017 Regular Season · Ball State
57.2
9 primary · 35.4 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Ball State
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9.5 primary · 41.6 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
8
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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