Usage Score
11.4
Player Dossier
2021-2025Texas Tech
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Wichita Falls, TX, USA
Jacob Rodriguez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.5 disruption score.
Usage Score
11.4
Efficiency
50.5
Consistency
51.5
Season Value
52.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Texas Tech
Snapshot
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.
Jacob Rodriguez, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Texas Tech. Jacob Rodriguez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.5 disruption score.
Jacob Rodriguez played LB for Virginia and Texas Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jacob Rodriguez recorded 59 rushing yards, 80 receiving yards, and 292 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Virginia.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Texas Tech paired 22 primary output with 50.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 50.5 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia, Texas Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
50.5
Usage
11.4
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 0. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 1. Kent State: 1. Oregon State: 0.5. Utah: 1.5. Houston: 5. Kansas: 2.5. Arizona State: 2. Oklahoma State: 1. Kansas State: 2. BYU: 2. UCF: 2. West Virginia: 0.5. BYU: 1
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 11 by 45.8. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 3 by 22.5. Kent State: 4 by 26.7. Oregon State: 7 by 34.2. Utah: 11 by 60.8. Houston: 5 by 70.8. Kansas: 14 by 75. Arizona State: 12 by 70. Oklahoma State: 10 by 51.7. Kansas State: 5 by 40.8. BYU: 14 by 70. UCF: 9 by 57.5. West Virginia: 4 by 21.7. BYU: 13 by 60
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
75 vs Kansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | vs Oregon10+ tackles | L 0-23 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | vs BYU10+ tackles | W 34-7 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ West Virginia | W 49-0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs UCFSplash game | W 48-9 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs BYU10+ tackles · Splash game | W 29-7 | 14 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | W 43-20 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Oklahoma State10+ tackles | W 42-0 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Arizona State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 22-26 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Kansas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 42-17 | 14 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ HoustonSplash game | W 35-11 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Utah10+ tackles | W 34-10 | 11 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Oregon State | W 45-14 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Kent State | W 62-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 67-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Virginia
2021
Opening stop
Texas Tech
2022-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas Tech | 5 | 35 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 35 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas Tech | 22.5 | 51.3 | 16.9 | 17.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 22.5 | 51.3 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Texas Tech | 22 | 50.5 | 11.4 | -0.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 22 | 50.5 | 11.4 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
Colorado
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Primary metric
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.1 takeover score.
#2
Iowa State
4.5
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.1 takeover score.
#3
Houston
5
Primary metric
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.8 takeover score.
#4
UCF
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.
#5
California
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Texas Tech
22 primary output · 50.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
52.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Texas Tech
52.8
22 primary · 50.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Texas Tech
52.2
22.5 primary · 51.3 efficiency · 16.9 usage
4
Impact games
14
Splash games
14
10+ tackle games
Recruit Profile
Class 2021 · Rating 0.889
Rider · Wichita Falls, TX
Career Facts
2
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
292
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 48 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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