Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Iowa
Jake Gervase
DB • 6'1" • 212 lbs • Davenport, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jake Gervase shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Jake Gervase built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Davenport, IA wearing No. 30, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Jake Gervase's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyJake Gervase, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa. Jake Gervase shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 145
- TFL
- 4
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Jake Gervase quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DB
- Career Tackles
- 145
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Boston College
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 83 tackles · DB 19th (top 3%) · Big Ten 18th (top 3%) · National 155th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 50 | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 59.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 83 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 53.7 |
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Jake Gervase played DB for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jake Gervase recorded 6 rushing yards and 145 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Iowa paired 12 primary output with 30.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
33.5
Usage
7.6
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 1. Northern Illinois: 1. Iowa State: 0. Northern Iowa: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Minnesota: 0. Indiana: 2. Maryland: 0. Penn State: 1. Purdue: 1. Northwestern: 1. Illinois: 1. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 5 by 30.8. Iowa State: 3 by 12.5. Northern Iowa: 4 by 16.7. Wisconsin: 8 by 33.3. Minnesota: 6 by 25. Indiana: 8 by 53.3. Maryland: 6 by 25. Penn State: 5 by 30.8. Purdue: 10 by 51.7. Northwestern: 10 by 51.7. Illinois: 8 by 43.3. Nebraska: 10 by 41.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 9 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | vs Mississippi State | W 27-22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | vs Nebraska10+ tackles | W 31-28 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Illinois | W 63-0 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Northwestern10+ tackles | L 10-14 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Purdue10+ tackles | L 36-38 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Penn State | L 24-30 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Maryland | W 23-0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 42-16 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Minnesota | W 48-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Wisconsin | L 17-28 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Northern Iowa | W 38-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Iowa State | W 13-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Northern Illinois | W 33-7 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jake Gervase story
Jake Gervase built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Davenport, IA wearing No. 30, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Jake Gervase's career was his defensive production: 145 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 9 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Iowa. 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 Jake Gervase's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 6 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Jake Gervase 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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Iowa
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 30.1 | 6.2 | 12 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 30.1 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 8 | 33.5 | 7.6 | -4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 33.5 | 7.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boston College
Week 1 · W 27-20 · Postseason
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 7 · W 42-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 9 · W 17-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 12 · L 15-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Purdue
Week 10 · L 36-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Iowa
12 primary output · 30.1 efficiency · 6.2 usage
59.3
#2
2017 Regular Season · Iowa
59.3
12 primary · 30.1 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Iowa
53.7
8 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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