Player Career

Jacob Free Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jacob Free story

Jacob Free built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a quarterback from Brantley, AL wearing No. 12, spending time with Troy and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Jacob Free's career was his passing role: 1,051 passing yards, 6 touchdown passes, and 152 attempts across 6 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Troy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 6 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Troy and Vanderbilt.

The arc is straightforward: Jacob Free 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

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

  1. 1

    Vanderbilt

    2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Troy

    2018-2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonVanderbilt0
2018 Regular SeasonTroy00
2019 Regular SeasonTroy00
2020 Regular SeasonTroy99353.714.6993

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arkansas State

Week 9 · W 38-10 · Conference game

Win with 393 yards of offense and 62.7 efficiency.

393

Total Offense

66.6 takeover

393 total offense with 62.7 efficiency.

#2

vs Georgia State

Week 8 · L 34-36 · Conference game

306

Total Offense

55.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

306 total offense with 53.6 efficiency.

#3

@ Middle Tennessee

Week 3 · W 47-14

8

Total Offense

45.5 takeover

Win with 8 yards of offense and 88.9 efficiency.

8 total offense with 88.9 efficiency.

#4

@ Georgia Southern

Week 10 · L 13-20 · Conference game

194

Total Offense

40.7 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

194 total offense with 40.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 15 · L 38-42 · Conference game

92

Total Offense

30.6 takeover

Loss with 92 yards of offense and 42.8 efficiency.

92 total offense with 42.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Troy

993 primary output · 53.7 efficiency · 14.6 usage

58.8

#2

2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Troy

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

2

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

2

Above avg efficiency