Player Dossier

2009-2009

Illinois

Jacob Charest

QB • 6'4" • Matthews, NC, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Jacob Charest is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

10%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

19

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

16

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

26

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Player Story

Jacob Charest built his college career in 2009 as a quarterback from Matthews, NC wearing No. 12, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Jacob Charest's career was his passing role: 382 passing yards, 2...

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Jacob Charest, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Illinois. Jacob Charest is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
402
Passing yards
382
Rushing yards
20
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Jacob Charest quick answers

Latest team and position
Illinois · QB
Career Total Offense
402
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 4 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Illinois
Top game
Minnesota
Latest roster
No. 12 · Class 2009
2009 Total offense rank
402 total offense · QB 160th (top 59%) · Big Ten 29th (top 24%) · National 326th (top 25%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonIllinois440238220356.4

Related Context

Jacob Charest played QB for Illinois. Across 1 tracked season, Jacob Charest recorded 382 passing yards, 20 rushing yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Illinois paired 402 primary output with 54.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 54.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Win with 185 yards of offense and 77.9 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Regular Season · Illinois

Games

4

Primary Metric / G

100.5

Efficiency

54.6

Usage

5.9

Consistency

57.9

Best Game by takeover score

Minnesota

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 53. Minnesota: 185. Northwestern: 164. Fresno State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 9 by 53.5. Minnesota: 19 by 77.9. Northwestern: 31 by 53.6. Fresno State: 2 by 33.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins185 · Games = 1 · +112.7 vs Losses
Losses72.3 · Games = 3 · -112.7 vs Wins

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Minnesota

Best efficiency game

77.9 vs Minnesota

Result
Sat 12/5vs Fresno StateL 52-530200.00033.3
Sat 11/14vs NorthwesternL 16-21142714551.91253.64194.80112
Sat 11/7@ MinnesotaW 35-32101918552.61077.9
Sat 10/24@ PurdueL 14-24485250.00053.511101

Player Story

Jacob Charest story

Jacob Charest built his college career in 2009 as a quarterback from Matthews, NC wearing No. 12, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Jacob Charest's career was his passing role: 382 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 56 attempts, and 20 rushing yards across 4 career games in the available record. His career also includes 20 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jacob Charest's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Illinois

    2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonIllinois40254.65.9

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Minnesota

Week 10 · W 35-32 · Conference game

Win with 185 yards of offense and 77.9 efficiency.

185

Total Offense

89 takeover

185 total offense with 77.9 efficiency.

#2

vs Northwestern

Week 11 · L 16-21 · Conference game

164

Total Offense

54.1 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

164 total offense with 53.6 efficiency.

#3

@ Purdue

Week 8 · L 14-24 · Conference game

53

Total Offense

29.4 takeover

Loss with 53 yards of offense and 53.5 efficiency.

53 total offense with 53.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Fresno State

Week 14 · L 52-53

0

Total Offense

16.7 takeover

Loss with 0 yards of offense and 33.3 efficiency.

0 total offense with 33.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Illinois

402 primary output · 54.6 efficiency · 5.9 usage

56.4

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

1

Above avg efficiency