Usage / Role
2%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Akron
Zaire Jacobs
S • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Miami Gardens, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zaire Jacobs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Zaire Jacobs built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a safety from Miami Gardens, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Zaire Jacobs' career was his defensive production: 36...
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- Committed To
- Akron
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Zaire Jacobs, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Akron. Zaire Jacobs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 36
- TFL
- 1.5
Quick Answers
Zaire Jacobs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · S
- Career Tackles
- 36
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. Thomas Aquinas · Akron
- High school pipeline
- St. Thomas Aquinas · 173 FBS recruits · 20 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 4 tackles · S 370th (top 76%) · Mid-American 346th (top 61%) · National 3,682nd (top 62%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 5 | 28 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.4 |
Related Context
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Zaire Jacobs played S for Akron. Across 3 tracked seasons, Zaire Jacobs recorded 36 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Akron paired 1.5 primary output with 26.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Akron
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
16.7
Usage
2.7
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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All Games0 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
16.7 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8/31 | @ Illinois | L 3-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zaire Jacobs story
Zaire Jacobs built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a safety from Miami Gardens, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Zaire Jacobs' career was his defensive production: 36 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss across 9 career games in the available record. That gives Zaire Jacobs' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Akron
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 0 | 5.6 | 0.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 1.5 | 26.3 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 16.7 | 2.7 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio
Week 13 · L 28-49 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Buffalo
Week 7 · L 6-24 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
#3
@ South Carolina
Week 14 · L 3-28
0
Havoc Plays
28.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 28.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 1 · L 3-42
0
Havoc Plays
13.1 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 13.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami (OH)
Week 6 · L 17-41 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Akron
1.5 primary output · 26.3 efficiency · 6 usage
47.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Akron
46.4
0 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 2.7 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Akron
37.6
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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