Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2022UCLA
Jacob Sykes
DL • 6'3" • 277 lbs • Kansas City, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jacob Sykes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
30
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
26
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UCLA
22
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- UCLA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Player Story
Jacob Sykes built his college career in 2022 as a defensive lineman from Kansas City, MO wearing No. 99, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Jacob Sykes' career was his defensive production: 26 tackles, 1...
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- Committed To
- Harvard
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jacob Sykes, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UCLA. Jacob Sykes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 26
- TFL
- 1
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Jacob Sykes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCLA · DL
- Career Tackles
- 26
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · UCLA
- Top game
- Utah
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rockhurst · Harvard
- High school pipeline
- Rockhurst · 18 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DL 224th (top 23%) · Pac-12 146th (top 28%) · National 1,539th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 39.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Unlisted to UCLA | Unlisted to P4 | 82.8 | Jan 25, 2022 |
Jacob Sykes played DL for UCLA. Across 1 tracked season, Jacob Sykes recorded 26 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
UCLA paired 5 primary output with 13.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · UCLA
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
13.2
Usage
4.2
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bowling Green: 0. Alabama State: 0. South Alabama: 0. Colorado: 2. Washington: 0. Utah: 2. Oregon: 0. Stanford: 0. Arizona State: 0. Arizona: 0. USC: 1. California: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2. Alabama State: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 3 by 32.5. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Utah: 4 by 36.7. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 2 by 8.3. Arizona State: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 5 by 20.8. USC: 3 by 22.5. California: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | @ California | W 35-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs USC | L 45-48 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Arizona | L 28-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ Arizona State | W 50-36 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Stanford | W 38-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Oregon | L 30-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs UtahSplash game | W 42-32 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Washington | W 40-32 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ ColoradoSplash game | W 45-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs South Alabama | W 32-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Alabama State | W 45-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Bowling Green | W 45-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jacob Sykes story
Jacob Sykes built his college career in 2022 as a defensive lineman from Kansas City, MO wearing No. 99, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Jacob Sykes' career was his defensive production: 26 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 sack across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Jacob Sykes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
UCLA
2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 5 | 13.2 | 4.2 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Utah
Week 6 · W 42-32 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Colorado
Week 4 · W 45-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#3
vs USC
Week 12 · L 45-48 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Arizona
Week 11 · L 28-34 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
17.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 17.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Stanford
Week 9 · W 38-13 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
7.2 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · UCLA
5 primary output · 13.2 efficiency · 4.2 usage
39.1
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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