Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Purdue
Jacob Thieneman
S • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Noblesville, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jacob Thieneman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
86
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Jacob Thieneman built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Noblesville, IN wearing No. 41, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Jacob Thieneman's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyJacob Thieneman, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Purdue. Jacob Thieneman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 167
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Jacob Thieneman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · S
- Career Tackles
- 167
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 71 tackles · S 42nd (top 9%) · Big Ten 31st (top 5%) · National 275th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 13 | 74 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 9 | 71 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 78.7 |
Related Context
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Jacob Thieneman played S for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jacob Thieneman recorded 167 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Purdue paired 18 primary output with 52.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 52.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
52.9
Usage
15.6
Consistency
61.9
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 0. Eastern Michigan: 1. Missouri: 1. Boston College: 4. Nebraska: 2. Illinois: 2.5. Ohio State: 1. Michigan State: 4.5. Iowa: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 8 by 33.3. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Missouri: 11 by 55.8. Boston College: 9 by 77.5. Nebraska: 6 by 45. Illinois: 8 by 58.3. Ohio State: 9 by 47.5. Michigan State: 11 by 90.8. Iowa: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins2.3 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
90.8 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/3 | vs IowaSplash game | W 38-36 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 13-23 | 11 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Ohio State | W 49-20 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 46-7 | 8 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 42-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Boston CollegeSplash game | W 30-13 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Missouri10+ tackles | L 37-40 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 19-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | vs Northwestern | L 27-31 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jacob Thieneman story
Jacob Thieneman built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Noblesville, IN wearing No. 41, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Jacob Thieneman's career was his defensive production: 167 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Jacob Thieneman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 3 | 13.8 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 10 | 33.3 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 10 | 33.3 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 18 | 52.9 | 15.6 | 8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan State
Week 9 · L 13-23 · Conference game
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
96.9 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 96.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Boston College
Week 4 · W 30-13
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Havoc Plays
88.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Illinois
Week 10 · W 29-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Northwestern
Week 11 · L 17-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 7 · W 46-7 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
71.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Purdue
18 primary output · 52.9 efficiency · 15.6 usage
78.7
#2
2017 Postseason · Purdue
41.6
10 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
41.6
10 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 7.5 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
8
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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