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Player Dossier
2020-2023Penn State
Curtis Jacobs
LB • 6'1" • 238 lbs • Glen Burnie, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Curtis Jacobs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
Curtis Jacobs built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a linebacker from Glen Burnie, MD wearing No. 23, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Curtis Jacobs' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Curtis Jacobs, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Penn State. Curtis Jacobs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 169
- TFL
- 24
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Curtis Jacobs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 169
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- West Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · McDonogh School · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- McDonogh School · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · LB 281st (top 23%) · Big Ten 59th (top 10%) · National 590th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 5 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 65 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 11 | 47 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 47 | 8 | 2.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 61 |
Related Context
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Curtis Jacobs played LB for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Curtis Jacobs recorded 18 receiving yards, 169 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Penn State paired 16.5 primary output with 32.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Penn State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
32.8
Usage
8.9
Consistency
53.1
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 4. Purdue: 0. Ohio: 1.5. Auburn: 2. Central Michigan: 0. Northwestern: 0. Michigan: 1. Minnesota: 2. Ohio State: 0. Rutgers: 4. Michigan State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 2 by 48.3. Purdue: 6 by 25. Ohio: 5 by 35.8. Auburn: 3 by 32.5. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Minnesota: 14 by 70. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 5 by 60.8. Michigan State: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 9 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
70 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | @ Utah2+ sacks · Splash game | W 35-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 35-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 55-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Ohio State | L 31-44 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Minnesota10+ tackles · Splash game | W 45-17 | 14 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Michigan | L 17-41 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Northwestern | W 17-7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Central Michigan | W 33-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ AuburnSplash game | W 41-12 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Ohio | W 46-10 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | @ Purdue | W 35-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Curtis Jacobs story
Curtis Jacobs built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a linebacker from Glen Burnie, MD wearing No. 23, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Curtis Jacobs' career was his defensive production: 169 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Penn State. 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 Curtis Jacobs' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 18 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Curtis Jacobs 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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Penn State
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 1.5 | 10.5 | 1.8 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 31.2 | 8.3 | 10.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 31.2 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 16.5 | 32.8 | 8.9 | 4.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 16.5 | 32.8 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 16.5 | 28.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 16.5 | 28.7 | 8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs West Virginia
Week 1 · W 38-15
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa
Week 6 · L 20-23 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Rutgers
Week 12 · W 55-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
83 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83 takeover score.
#4
@ Utah
Week 1 · W 35-21 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan State
Week 13 · W 42-0 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Penn State
16.5 primary output · 32.8 efficiency · 8.9 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Penn State
65
16.5 primary · 32.8 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Penn State
61
16.5 primary · 28.7 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
11
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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