Usage / Role
31%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Houston
Jake Herslow
WR • 6'0" • 176 lbs • Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jake Herslow reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Old Dominion • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player Story
Jake Herslow built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Virginia Beach, VA wearing No. 30, spending time with Houston and Old Dominion. The clearest part of Jake Herslow's career was his...
Read the storyJake Herslow, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Old Dominion. Jake Herslow reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 589
- Receptions
- 47
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Jake Herslow quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 589
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Old Dominion
- Top game
- UConn
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 480 receiving yards · WR 222nd (top 22%) · American Athletic 18th (top 11%) · National 246th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 7 | 9 | 95 | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Houston | 14 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 62.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 14 | 31 | 415 | 4 | 62.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 14 | - | 0 | 0 | 62.2 |
Related Context
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Jake Herslow played WR for Old Dominion and Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jake Herslow recorded 589 receiving yards, 17 tackles, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Old Dominion paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 72.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Old Dominion, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Postseason · Houston
Games
14
Receiving Yards / G
34.3
Efficiency
72.1
Usage
12.1
Consistency
36.3
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 65. Texas Tech: -2. Rice: 11. Grambling: 57. Navy: 14. Tulsa: 19. Tulane: 9. East Carolina: 19. SMU: 63. South Florida: 34. Temple: 9. Memphis: 14. UConn: 111. Cincinnati: 57
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 5 by 86.7. Texas Tech: 1 by 0. Rice: 1 by 73.3. Grambling: 4 by 95. Navy: 1 by 93.3. Tulsa: 2 by 63.3. Tulane: 1 by 60. East Carolina: 2 by 63.3. SMU: 3 by 100. South Florida: 3 by 75.6. Temple: 2 by 30. Memphis: 1 by 93.3. UConn: 5 by 100. Cincinnati: 5 by 76
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins35.4 · Games = 12 · +7.9 vs Losses
Losses27.5 · Games = 2 · -7.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
100 vs UConn
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/28 | @ Auburn | W 17-13 | — | 5 | 65 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-35 | — | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 11/27 | @ UConn100 receiving yards | W 45-17 | — | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 22.20 | 1 | 49 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Memphis | W 31-13 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Temple | W 37-8 | — | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ South Florida | W 54-42 | — | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs SMU | W 44-37 | — | 3 | 63 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs East Carolina | W 31-24 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Thu 10/7 | @ Tulane | W 40-22 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Fri 10/1 | @ Tulsa | W 45-10 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Navy | W 28-20 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Grambling | W 45-0 | — | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Rice | W 44-7 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Texas Tech | L 21-38 | — | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
Player Story
Jake Herslow story
Jake Herslow built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Virginia Beach, VA wearing No. 30, spending time with Houston and Old Dominion. The clearest part of Jake Herslow's career was his receiving role: 47 catches, 589 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Houston. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 17 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston and Old Dominion.
The arc is straightforward: Jake Herslow 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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Old Dominion
2017-2021
Opening stop
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Houston
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 14 | 46.7 | 14.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | — | — | -14 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 95 | 61.5 | 10.3 | 95 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | — | — | -95 |
| 2021 Postseason | Houston | 480 | 72.1 | 12.1 | 480 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 480 | 72.1 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 480 | 72.1 | 12.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UConn
Week 13 · W 45-17
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
111
Receiving Yards
90.8 takeover
111 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Virginia
Week 4 · L 17-28
34
Receiving Yards
80.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Cincinnati
Week 14 · L 20-35 · Conference game
57
Receiving Yards
75.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 76 efficiency score.
#4
@ Virginia Tech
Week 2 · L 17-31
31
Receiving Yards
74.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
31 receiving yards with a 68.9 efficiency score.
#5
vs Grambling
Week 3 · W 45-0
57
Receiving Yards
73.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 95 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Old Dominion
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2021 Postseason · Houston
62.2
480 primary · 72.1 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Houston
62.2
480 primary · 72.1 efficiency · 12.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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