Player Dossier

2019-2024

Iowa

Jestin Jacobs

LB • 6'4" • 235 lbs • Englewood, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jestin Jacobs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.7

Efficiency

14.4

Consistency

33.3

Season Value

16.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Iowa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Iowa • Oregon
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jestin Jacobs, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Iowa. Jestin Jacobs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Iowa paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 14.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa, Oregon.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Oregon

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

14.4

Usage

4.7

Consistency

33.3

Best Game by takeover score

Washington

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0.5. Boise State: 0. Oregon State: 0. UCLA: 1. Michigan State: 0. Ohio State: 0. Purdue: 0. Illinois: 0.5. Michigan: 1. Maryland: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Washington: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 9.2. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 4 by 16.7. UCLA: 4 by 26.7. Michigan State: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 3 by 17.5. Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Maryland: 1 by 14.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 1 by 24.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=11
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=12

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Washington

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs UCLA

Result
Sun 12/1vs WashingtonW 49-2111110
Sun 11/17@ WisconsinW 16-1310000
Sun 11/10vs MarylandW 39-18110010
Sat 11/2@ MichiganW 38-1721100
Sat 10/26vs IllinoisW 38-9310.5000
Sat 10/19@ PurdueW 35-021000
Sat 10/12vs Ohio StateW 32-3132000
Sat 10/5vs Michigan StateW 31-1033000
Sun 9/29@ UCLAW 34-13420.500.500
Sat 9/14@ Oregon StateW 49-1441000
Sun 9/8vs Boise StateW 37-3420000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown100.5000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Iowa

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oregon

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonIowa0
2020 Regular SeasonIowa05.610
2021 PostseasonIowa3.518.34.33.5
2021 Regular SeasonIowa3.518.34.30
2022 Regular SeasonIowa222.55.6-1.5
2023 PostseasonOregon320.44.21
2023 Regular SeasonOregon320.44.20
2024 Regular SeasonOregon614.44.73

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Washington State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.

#2

Penn State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

#4

Iowa State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.

#5

Washington

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Iowa

0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 1 usage

35.5

#2

2022 Regular Season · Iowa

33

2 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 5.6 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Oregon

16.1

6 primary · 14.4 efficiency · 4.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9109

Northmont · Clayton, OH

Committed To
Iowa
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

122

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jestin Jacobs quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
122