Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Western Kentucky
Kawaun Jakes
QB • 6'3" • St. Augustine, FL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Kawaun Jakes is a balanced quarterback profile with 13 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player Story
Kawaun Jakes built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from St. Augustine, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Kawaun Jakes' career was his passing role:...
Read the storyKawaun Jakes, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Kawaun Jakes is a balanced quarterback profile with 13 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 8,322
- Passing yards
- 7,538
- Rushing yards
- 784
- Touchdowns
- 65
Quick Answers
Kawaun Jakes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 8,322
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Navy
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2012
- 2012 Total offense rank
- 2,546 total offense · QB 69th (top 23%) · Sun Belt 8th (top 8%) · National 69th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 1,871 | 1,516 | 355 | 14 | 66.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 1,890 | 1,680 | 210 | 14 | 59.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 2,015 | 1,854 | 161 | 12 | 59.4 |
| 2012 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 200 | 199 | 1 | 2 | 65.4 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 2,346 | 2,289 | 57 | 23 | 65.4 |
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Kawaun Jakes played QB for Western Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kawaun Jakes recorded 7,538 passing yards, 784 rushing yards, and 11 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 1,871 primary output with 53.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 58.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Loss with 313 yards of offense and 62.7 efficiency. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
195.8
Efficiency
58.4
Usage
13
Consistency
74.4
Best Game by takeover score
UL Monroe
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 200. Austin Peay: 317. Alabama: 159. Kentucky: 169. Southern Miss: 184. Arkansas State: 31. Troy: 246. UL Monroe: 313. Florida International: 124. Middle Tennessee: 297. Florida Atlantic: 201. Louisiana: 149. North Texas: 156
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 26 by 58.1. Austin Peay: 26 by 82.7. Alabama: 35 by 49.9. Kentucky: 30 by 56.6. Southern Miss: 22 by 69.1. Arkansas State: 9 by 57.3. Troy: 35 by 59.1. UL Monroe: 42 by 62.7. Florida International: 29 by 49.6. Middle Tennessee: 35 by 64.2. Florida Atlantic: 32 by 53.8. Louisiana: 26 by 50.6. North Texas: 31 by 46
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins175.3 · Games = 7 · -44.5 vs Losses
Losses219.8 · Games = 6 · +44.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
UL Monroe
Best efficiency game
82.7 vs Austin Peay
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/27 | @ Central Michigan | L 21-24 | 14 | 24 | 199 | 58.3 | 1 | 0 | 58.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs North Texas | W 25-24 | 14 | 29 | 173 | 48.3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 2 | -17 | -8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Louisiana | L 27-31 | 10 | 18 | 149 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | 50.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 28-37 | 14 | 26 | 169 | 53.8 | 2 | 3 | 53.8 | 6 | 32 | 5.30 | 0 | 25 |
| Fri 11/2 | vs Middle Tennessee3+ TD | L 29-34 | 19 | 30 | 283 | 63.3 | 3 | 1 | 64.2 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Florida International | W 14-6 | 14 | 21 | 128 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 49.6 | 8 | -4 | -0.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs UL Monroe300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 42-43 | 25 | 32 | 308 | 78.1 | 4 | 1 | 62.7 | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 1 | 11 |
| Thu 10/11 | @ Troy3+ TD | W 31-26 | 21 | 31 | 255 | 67.7 | 3 | 0 | 59.1 | 4 | -9 | -2.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Arkansas State | W 26-13 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Southern Miss3+ TD | W 42-17 | 12 | 18 | 172 | 66.7 | 3 | 0 | 69.1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Kentucky | W 32-31 | 16 | 22 | 160 | 72.7 | 1 | 1 | 56.6 | 8 | 9 | 1.10 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Alabama | L 0-35 | 20 | 31 | 178 | 64.5 | 0 | 1 | 49.9 | 4 | -19 | -4.80 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Austin Peay3+ TD | W 49-10 | 18 | 23 | 296 | 78.3 | 4 | 1 | 82.7 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
Player Story
Kawaun Jakes story
Kawaun Jakes built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from St. Augustine, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Kawaun Jakes' career was his passing role: 7,538 passing yards, 51 touchdown passes, 1,123 attempts, and 784 rushing yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Western Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 784 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Kawaun Jakes 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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Western Kentucky
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1,871 | 53.5 | 31.5 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1,890 | 54.3 | 19.2 | 19 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2,015 | 53.8 | 13.8 | 125 |
| 2012 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 2,546 | 58.4 | 13 | 531 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2,546 | 58.4 | 13 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Navy
Week 4 · L 22-38
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
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Total Offense
88.5 takeover
320 total offense with 65.4 efficiency.
#2
vs Troy
Week 10 · L 20-40 · Conference game
306
Total Offense
87.6 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
306 total offense with 67.1 efficiency.
#3
@ Louisiana
Week 8 · W 54-21 · Conference game
290
Total Offense
71.3 takeover
Win with 290 yards of offense and 87.8 efficiency.
290 total offense with 87.8 efficiency.
#4
@ UL Monroe
Week 11 · L 18-21 · Conference game
234
Total Offense
71.2 takeover
Loss with 234 yards of offense and 56.6 efficiency.
234 total offense with 56.6 efficiency.
#5
vs UL Monroe
Week 8 · L 42-43 · Conference game
313
Total Offense
70.6 takeover
Loss with 313 yards of offense and 62.7 efficiency.
313 total offense with 62.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
1,871 primary output · 53.5 efficiency · 31.5 usage
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#2
2012 Postseason · Western Kentucky
65.4
2,546 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
65.4
2,546 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
6
250+ passing yards
4
300+ total offense
10
3+ TD games
15
Above avg efficiency
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