Player Dossier

2016-2019

Ball 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.

Usage Score

10.6

Efficiency

35.4

Consistency

36

Season Value

22.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Scouting Read

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Jacob White, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Ball State. Jacob White shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Ball State paired 0 primary output with 6.3 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: Northern Illinois

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2017 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

35.4

Usage

10.6

Consistency

36

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Losses0.9 · Games = 10
First Half0.6 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · Games = 5 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · Games = 11

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

Best efficiency game

61.7 vs Buffalo

Result
Wed 11/22vs Miami (OH)L 7-28210.5000
Fri 11/17vs Buffalo10+ tacklesL 24-40105110
Fri 11/10@ Northern IllinoisL 17-6386110
Thu 11/2@ Eastern MichiganL 14-5674000
Thu 10/26vs ToledoL 17-5863001
Sat 10/21vs Central MichiganL 9-5685100
Sat 10/7@ AkronL 3-31940.5000
Sat 9/30@ Western MichiganL 3-5520000
Sat 9/23@ Western KentuckyL 21-3362000
Sat 9/9vs UABW 51-3153000
Sat 9/2@ IllinoisL 21-2495110

Career Arc

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    Ball State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonBall State06.31
2017 Regular SeasonBall State935.410.69
2018 Regular SeasonBall State9.541.611.10.5
2019 Regular SeasonBall State1144.614.51.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Central Michigan

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.8 takeover score.

#2

Florida Atlantic

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.

#3

Northern Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.2 takeover score.

#4

Buffalo

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

3.5

Primary metric

Game with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Ball State

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage

35.8

#2

2019 Regular Season · Ball State

33.2

11 primary · 44.6 efficiency · 14.5 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Ball State

22.4

9 primary · 35.4 efficiency · 10.6 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

4

Splash games

8

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

268

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jacob White quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
268