Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Maryland
Jake Funk
RB • 5'10" • 205 lbs • Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Jake Funk leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 73.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
97
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Jake Funk built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a running back from Gaithersburg, MD wearing No. 34, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Jake Funk's career was his backfield work: 963...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 233
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Jake Funk, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Maryland. Jake Funk leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 73.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,097
- Rushing yards
- 963
- Receiving yards
- 134
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Jake Funk quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,097
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Maryland
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Abraham Lincoln · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Abraham Lincoln · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 7 · Pick 5 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Senior
- 2020 Scrimmage yards rank
- 579 scrimmage yards · RB 102nd (top 18%) · Big Ten 15th (top 7%) · National 191st (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 178 | 136 | 42 | 2 | 27.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 149 | 145 | 4 | 5 | 27.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 3 | 189 | 173 | 16 | 2 | 53.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Maryland | 5 | 579 | 511 | 68 | 4 | 73.1 |
Related Context
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Jake Funk played RB for Maryland. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jake Funk recorded 3 passing yards, 963 rushing yards, and 134 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Maryland paired 579 primary output with 73.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 73.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
5
Scrimmage Yards / G
115.8
Efficiency
73.7
Usage
26.2
Consistency
43.9
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 44. Minnesota: 238. Penn State: 84. Indiana: 0. Rutgers: 213
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 8 by 59.4. Minnesota: 24 by 91.3. Penn State: 17 by 51.8. Rutgers: 21 by 92.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins161 · Games = 2 · +75.3 vs Losses
Losses85.7 · Games = 3 · -75.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
92.3 vs Rutgers
Player Story
Jake Funk story
Jake Funk built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a running back from Gaithersburg, MD wearing No. 34, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Jake Funk's career was his backfield work: 963 rushing yards, 135 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 134 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 passing yards, 134 receiving yards, and 31 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jake Funk's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Maryland
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 178 | 39.4 | 5.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 149 | 45.9 | 4.5 | -29 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | -147 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 189 | 84 | 10.7 | 187 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Maryland | 579 | 73.7 | 26.2 | 390 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Minnesota
Week 9 · W 45-44 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
238
Scrimmage Yards
97.1 takeover
238 scrimmage yards and 42.1 usage.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 15 · L 24-27 · Conference game
213
Scrimmage Yards
93.9 takeover
Loss with 213 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
213 scrimmage yards and 36.2 usage.
#3
vs Syracuse
Week 2 · W 63-20
99
Scrimmage Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
99 scrimmage yards and 10.6 usage.
#4
@ Rutgers
Week 10 · L 24-31 · Conference game
61
Scrimmage Yards
75.1 takeover
Loss with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
61 scrimmage yards and 8.9 usage.
#5
vs Howard
Week 1 · W 79-0
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Scrimmage Yards
73.4 takeover
Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
90 scrimmage yards and 21.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Maryland
579 primary output · 73.7 efficiency · 26.2 usage
73.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · Maryland
53.1
189 primary · 84 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Maryland
27.9
178 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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