Player Dossier

2017-2021

Boston College

Jake Byczko

DL • 6'3" • 255 lbs • Auburn, MA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

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

Usage Score

2.4

Efficiency

10.2

Consistency

50

Season Value

16.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Massachusetts

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Massachusetts • Boston College
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

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 Byczko, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Massachusetts. Jake Byczko shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Massachusetts paired 5 primary output with 36.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10.2 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 Massachusetts, Boston College.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

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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2021 Regular Season · Boston College

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

10.2

Usage

2.4

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 0. Syracuse: 1. Virginia Tech: 0. Wake Forest: 1

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. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 1 by 14.2. Virginia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Losses0.7 · Games = 3
First Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · Games = 4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Syracuse

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Wake Forest

Result
Sat 11/27vs Wake ForestL 10-4111001
Fri 11/5vs Virginia TechW 17-310000
Sat 10/30@ SyracuseL 6-2111100
Sat 10/23@ LouisvilleL 14-2820000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Massachusetts

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Boston College

    2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

20172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonMassachusetts514.62.7
2018 Regular SeasonMassachusetts8.526.26.83.5
2019 Regular SeasonMassachusetts319.14-5.5
2020 Regular SeasonMassachusetts536.16.72
2021 Regular SeasonBoston College210.22.4-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida Atlantic

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.

#2

Charlotte

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.

#3

UConn

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.

#4

Temple

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#5

Syracuse

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Massachusetts

5 primary output · 36.1 efficiency · 6.7 usage

20.7

#2

2021 Regular Season · Boston College

16.5

2 primary · 10.2 efficiency · 2.4 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Massachusetts

14.8

8.5 primary · 26.2 efficiency · 6.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7785

Lawrence Academy · Auburn, MA

Committed To
Massachusetts
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

131

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
131