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Player Dossier
2018-2021Kansas
Jay Dineen
LB • 6'2" • 232 lbs • Lawrence, KS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jay Dineen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Jay Dineen built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Lawrence, KS wearing No. 43, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Jay Dineen's career was his defensive production: 49...
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- Committed To
- Kansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Jay Dineen, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas. Jay Dineen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 49
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jay Dineen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · LB
- Career Tackles
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lawrence Free State · Kansas
- High school pipeline
- Lawrence Free State · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 1 tackles · LB 1,187th (top 95%) · Big 12 399th (top 89%) · National 5,328th (top 89%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 38 | 4.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 57.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
Related Context
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Jay Dineen played LB for Kansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jay Dineen recorded 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Kansas paired 4 primary output with 15.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game Log
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/2 | @ Iowa State | L 7-59 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jay Dineen story
Jay Dineen built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Lawrence, KS wearing No. 43, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Jay Dineen's career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jay Dineen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kansas
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 5.5 | 19.4 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 4 | 15.5 | 7.6 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma State
Week 12 · L 13-31 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 2 · L 23-38
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Baylor
Week 4 · L 14-47 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas
Week 8 · L 48-50 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 3 · W 48-24
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Havoc Plays
51.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Kansas
4 primary output · 15.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage
57.2
#2
2019 Regular Season · Kansas
42.5
5.5 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Kansas
37.5
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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