Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Clemson
Jake Venables
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Clemson, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jake Venables shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wofford
Player Story
Jake Venables built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Clemson, SC wearing No. 15, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Jake Venables' career was his defensive production: 66...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jake Venables, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Clemson. Jake Venables shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 66
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Jake Venables quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · LB
- Career Tackles
- 66
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Clemson
- Top game
- Wofford
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · D.W. Daniel · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- D.W. Daniel · 14 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 3 tackles · LB 1,016th (top 81%) · ACC 427th (top 66%) · National 3,887th (top 65%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Clemson | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 11 | 28 | 6.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 9 | 30 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.4 |
Related Context
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Jake Venables played LB for Clemson. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jake Venables recorded 66 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Clemson paired 13.5 primary output with 28.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.8 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: South Carolina
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Clemson
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
13.8
Usage
3.9
Consistency
72.2
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UConn: 0.5. South Carolina: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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First Half0.5 · Games = 1 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs South Carolina
Player Story
Jake Venables story
Jake Venables built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Clemson, SC wearing No. 15, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Jake Venables' career was his defensive production: 66 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Clemson. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jake Venables' production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson.
The arc is straightforward: Jake Venables 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
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Clemson
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 9.2 | 2.8 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Clemson | 9.5 | 20.4 | 5.7 | 8.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 9.5 | 20.4 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 13.5 | 28.9 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 1.5 | 13.8 | 3.9 | -12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wofford
Week 10 · W 59-14
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Boston College
Week 9 · W 34-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
@ Notre Dame
Week 10 · L 40-47
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami
Week 6 · W 42-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
@ LSU
Week 1 · L 25-42 · Postseason
2.5
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Clemson
13.5 primary output · 28.9 efficiency · 7.3 usage
61.5
#2
2019 Postseason · Clemson
37.6
9.5 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Clemson
37.6
9.5 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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