Player Dossier

2017-2018

Wake Forest

Jake Simpson

LB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Buford, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jake Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.5

Efficiency

10.2

Consistency

50

Season Value

24

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Wake Forest

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Wake Forest
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jake Simpson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Jake Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Wake Forest paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · Wake Forest

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

10.2

Usage

2.5

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Duke

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 0. Unknown: 1. Clemson: 1. Duke: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 0 by 10. Clemson: 1 by 14.2. Duke: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2
First Half0.5 · n=2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Clemson

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Clemson

Result
Sat 11/24@ DukeW 59-732000
Sat 10/6vs ClemsonL 3-6311100
Sat 9/8vs Unknown00001
Fri 8/31@ TulaneW 23-1711000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Wake Forest

    2017-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonWake Forest04.20.8
2018 Regular SeasonWake Forest210.22.52

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Clemson

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.4 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#3

Duke

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

#4

Utah State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Wake Forest

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · Wake Forest

24

2 primary · 10.2 efficiency · 2.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8069

Buford · Buford, GA

Committed To
Wake Forest
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

9

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 8 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
9