Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Boise State
JL Skinner
S • 6'4" • 220 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
JL Skinner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
98
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
JL Skinner built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a safety from San Diego, CA, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of JL Skinner's career was his defensive production: 201 tackles, 9.5...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 183
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
JL Skinner, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Boise State. JL Skinner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 201
- TFL
- 9.5
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
JL Skinner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · S
- Career Tackles
- 201
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Boise State
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Monarch
- High school pipeline
- Monarch · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 6 · Pick 6 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 58 tackles · S 77th (top 15%) · Mountain West 32nd (top 7%) · National 406th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 8 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 6 | 37 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boise State | 12 | 92 | 7 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 68.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boise State | 11 | 58 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 54.4 |
Related Context
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JL Skinner played S for Boise State. Across 4 tracked seasons, JL Skinner recorded 201 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Boise State paired 12 primary output with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Boise State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
41.3
Usage
9.6
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 0. UTEP: 0. Oklahoma State: 3.5. Utah State: 1. Nevada: 1. BYU: 0. Air Force: 1. Colorado State: 0. Fresno State: 2. Wyoming: 1. New Mexico: 2.5. San Diego State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 13 by 50. UTEP: 9 by 37.5. Oklahoma State: 10 by 76.7. Utah State: 13 by 60. Nevada: 6 by 35. BYU: 2 by 8.3. Air Force: 9 by 47.5. Colorado State: 3 by 12.5. Fresno State: 3 by 32.5. Wyoming: 6 by 35. New Mexico: 9 by 62.5. San Diego State: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
76.7 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | @ San Diego State | L 16-27 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs New MexicoSplash game | W 37-0 | 9 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Wyoming | W 23-13 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Fresno StateSplash game | W 40-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Colorado State | W 28-19 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | vs Air Force | L 17-24 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ BYU | W 26-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Nevada | L 31-41 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Utah State10+ tackles | W 27-3 | 13 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | vs Oklahoma State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 20-21 | 10 | 8 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs UTEP | W 54-13 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/2 | @ UCF10+ tackles | L 31-36 | 13 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
JL Skinner story
JL Skinner built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a safety from San Diego, CA, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of JL Skinner's career was his defensive production: 201 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. That gives JL Skinner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boise State
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 3.5 | 11.7 | 1.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 3.5 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 3.5 | 31.5 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boise State | 12 | 41.3 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boise State | 7.5 | 28.4 | 8.6 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma State
Week 3 · L 20-21
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Wyoming
Week 12 · W 20-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
vs New Mexico
Week 12 · W 37-0 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
78 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
#4
@ Oregon State
Week 1 · L 17-34
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#5
@ Fresno State
Week 10 · W 40-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Boise State
12 primary output · 41.3 efficiency · 9.6 usage
68.5
#2
2022 Regular Season · Boise State
54.4
7.5 primary · 28.4 efficiency · 8.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Boise State
36.6
3.5 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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