Player Dossier

2020-2023

Western Michigan

Jack Salopek

QB • 6'3" • 186 lbs • Irwin, PA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Jack Salopek is a balanced quarterback profile with 11 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

45%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

26

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

36

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

42

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Western Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

Player Story

Jack Salopek built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a quarterback from Irwin, PA wearing No. 6, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Jack Salopek's career was his passing role: 1,621...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8378

Norwin · Irwin, PA

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Jack Salopek, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Jack Salopek is a balanced quarterback profile with 11 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
1,719
Passing yards
1,621
Rushing yards
98
Touchdowns
9

Quick Answers

Jack Salopek quick answers

Latest team and position
Western Michigan · QB
Career Total Offense
1,719
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Top game
Pittsburgh
Recruit profile
3-star · Norwin · Western Michigan
High school pipeline
Norwin · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 6 · Sophomore
2023 Total offense rank
362 total offense · QB 221st (top 56%) · Mid-American 44th (top 31%) · National 440th (top 28%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan00000-
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan220200027.7
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan71,3371,28552868.9
2023 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan536231646135

Related Context

Jack Salopek played QB for Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jack Salopek recorded 1,621 passing yards, 98 rushing yards, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Western Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Western Michigan paired 1,337 primary output with 48.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 48.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Hampshire

Win with 280 yards of offense and 75.1 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan

Games

7

Primary Metric / G

191

Efficiency

48.8

Usage

22.9

Consistency

75.7

Best Game by takeover score

New Hampshire

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 229. Ball State: 260. Pittsburgh: 85. New Hampshire: 280. Eastern Michigan: 217. Ohio: 227. Toledo: 39

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 47 by 58.9. Ball State: 50 by 59.1. Pittsburgh: 23 by 28.1. New Hampshire: 27 by 75.1. Eastern Michigan: 52 by 47.1. Ohio: 38 by 39.3. Toledo: 33 by 33.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins193 · Games = 3 · +3.5 vs Losses
Losses189.5 · Games = 4 · -3.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

New Hampshire

Best efficiency game

75.1 vs New Hampshire

Result
Fri 11/25vs ToledoW 20-147215433.30133.912-15-1.30013
Sat 10/15vs OhioL 14-33173124954.81539.37-22-3.1018
Sat 10/8vs Eastern MichiganL 23-45154020837.52047.11290.80020
Sat 10/1vs New Hampshire3+ TDW 44-7132325256.53175.14287021
Sat 9/17vs PittsburghL 13-346189933.30328.15-14-2.8002
Sat 9/10@ Ball StateW 37-30254323058.11159.17304.30010
Fri 9/2@ Michigan StateL 13-35213619358.30058.911363.30061

Player Story

Jack Salopek story

Jack Salopek built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a quarterback from Irwin, PA wearing No. 6, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Jack Salopek's career was his passing role: 1,621 passing yards, 8 touchdown passes, 280 attempts, and 98 rushing yards across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Western Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 98 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Jack Salopek 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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    Western Michigan

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan0
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan2059.3020
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan1,33748.822.91,317
2023 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan36256.511-975

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Pittsburgh

Week 3 · W 44-41

Win with 20 yards of offense and 85.2 efficiency.

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Total Offense

92.6 takeover

20 total offense with 85.2 efficiency.

#2

@ Duke

Week 1

38

Total Offense

86.1 takeover

Game with 38 yards of offense and 72.2 efficiency.

38 total offense with 72.2 efficiency.

#3

vs New Hampshire

Week 5 · W 44-7

280

Total Offense

70.2 takeover

Win with 280 yards of offense and 75.1 efficiency.

280 total offense with 75.1 efficiency.

#4

@ Michigan State

Week 1 · L 13-35

229

Total Offense

68.9 takeover

Loss with 229 yards of offense and 58.9 efficiency.

229 total offense with 58.9 efficiency.

#5

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 6 · L 23-45 · Conference game

217

Total Offense

66.2 takeover

Loss with 217 yards of offense and 47.1 efficiency.

217 total offense with 47.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan

1,337 primary output · 48.8 efficiency · 22.9 usage

68.9

#2

2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan

35

362 primary · 56.5 efficiency · 11 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Western Michigan

27.7

20 primary · 59.3 efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

1

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

5

Above avg efficiency