Player Dossier

2019-2023

Oklahoma

Jacob Lacey

DL • 6'1" • 280 lbs • Bowling Green, KY, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jacob Lacey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.1

Efficiency

9.3

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

9.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Notre Dame • Oklahoma
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: California

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 Lacey, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Jacob Lacey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Notre Dame paired 5 primary output with 35.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 9.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Notre Dame, Oklahoma.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · Oklahoma

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

9.3

Usage

2.1

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Arizona

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 1. Tulsa: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Iowa State: 0. Texas: 2. UCF: 0. Kansas: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. West Virginia: 0. BYU: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 1 by 14.2. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 4 by 36.7. UCF: 1 by 4.2. Kansas: 3 by 12.5. Oklahoma State: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 5 · -0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Texas

Result
Fri 12/29vs ArizonaL 24-3811100
Sat 11/18@ BYUW 31-24
Sun 11/12vs West VirginiaW 59-2010000
Sat 11/4@ Oklahoma StateL 24-2710000
Sat 10/28@ KansasL 33-3832000
Sat 10/21vs UCFW 31-2911000
Sat 10/7@ TexasW 34-3043110
Sat 9/30vs Iowa StateW 50-2010000
Sat 9/23@ CincinnatiW 20-620000
Sat 9/16@ TulsaW 66-1710000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Notre Dame

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oklahoma

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

2019202020212021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame29.81.9
2020 Regular SeasonNotre Dame29.22.20
2021 PostseasonNotre Dame28.83.20
2021 Regular SeasonNotre Dame28.83.20
2022 Regular SeasonNotre Dame535.49.13
2023 PostseasonOklahoma39.32.1-2
2023 Regular SeasonOklahoma39.32.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

California

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.

#2

Texas

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.5 takeover score.

#3

Virginia

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.

#4

Navy

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.7 takeover score.

#5

Wisconsin

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame

5 primary output · 35.4 efficiency · 9.1 usage

35.3

#2

2020 Regular Season · Notre Dame

14.5

2 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 2.2 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Oklahoma

9.5

3 primary · 9.3 efficiency · 2.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9304

South Warren · Bowling Green, KY

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

50

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jacob Lacey quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
50