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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Iowa State
Jake Hummel
LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Des Moines, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jake Hummel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
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: 2020 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
Jake Hummel built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Des Moines, IA wearing No. 35, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Jake Hummel's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Jake Hummel, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Iowa State. Jake Hummel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 228
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Jake Hummel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 228
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- West Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Clinton · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Clinton · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 80 tackles · LB 131st (top 11%) · Big 12 12th (top 3%) · National 183rd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 31 | 3.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 22.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa State | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 30 | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 32.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | Iowa State | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 71 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 58.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa State | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 57.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 76 | 5.5 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 57.5 |
Related Context
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Jake Hummel played LB for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jake Hummel recorded 228 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Iowa State paired 10.5 primary output with 35.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
35.3
Usage
7.7
Consistency
30.2
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 2. Northern Iowa: 0.5. Iowa: 3. UNLV: 0. Baylor: 0.5. Kansas: 0. Kansas State: 0. Oklahoma State: 1. West Virginia: 4. Texas: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma: 1.5. TCU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 4 by 36.7. Northern Iowa: 11 by 50.8. Iowa: 8 by 63.3. UNLV: 7 by 29.2. Baylor: 4 by 21.7. Kansas: 5 by 20.8. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 7 by 39.2. West Virginia: 8 by 73.3. Texas: 6 by 25. Texas Tech: 10 by 41.7. Oklahoma: 3 by 27.5. TCU: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 7 · -1.6 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 6 · +1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
73.3 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/29 | vs ClemsonSplash game | L 13-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/26 | vs TCU | W 48-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Oklahoma | L 21-28 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Texas Tech10+ tackles | L 38-41 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Texas | W 30-7 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ West VirginiaSplash game | L 31-38 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Oklahoma State | W 24-21 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Kansas State | W 33-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Kansas | W 59-7 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Baylor | L 29-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | @ UNLV | W 48-3 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs IowaSplash game | L 17-27 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Northern Iowa10+ tackles | W 16-10 | 11 | 9 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jake Hummel story
Jake Hummel built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Des Moines, IA wearing No. 35, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Jake Hummel's career was his defensive production: 228 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Jake Hummel's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 5.6 | 0.8 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4.5 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa State | 7.5 | 20.4 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 7.5 | 20.4 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Iowa State | 10.5 | 35.5 | 7.6 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 10.5 | 35.5 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa State | 12.5 | 35.3 | 7.7 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12.5 | 35.3 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ West Virginia
Week 9 · L 31-38 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Kansas State
Week 12 · W 45-0 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 2 · L 17-27
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Baylor
Week 5 · L 21-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
vs UL Monroe
Week 4 · W 72-20
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Iowa State
10.5 primary output · 35.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage
58.8
#2
2020 Regular Season · Iowa State
58.8
10.5 primary · 35.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Iowa State
57.5
12.5 primary · 35.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
9
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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