Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Oklahoma
Jacob Lacey
DL • 6'1" • 280 lbs • Bowling Green, KY, USA
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Jacob Lacey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame • Oklahoma
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Jacob Lacey built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Bowling Green, KY wearing No. 54, spending time with Notre Dame and Oklahoma. The clearest part of Jacob Lacey's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Jacob Lacey, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Jacob Lacey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jacob Lacey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma · DL
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · South Warren · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- South Warren · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 54 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · DL 445th (top 45%) · Big 12 239th (top 38%) · National 2,353rd (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 8 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 24.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 24.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Notre Dame | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 22.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Notre Dame to Oklahoma | G5/FCS to P4 | 87.2 | Oct 9, 2022 |
Jacob Lacey played DL for Notre Dame and Oklahoma. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jacob Lacey recorded 50 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Oklahoma.
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.
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · Oklahoma
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
9.3
Usage
1.9
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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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
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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
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Wins0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.0 vs Wins
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 12/29 | vs Arizona | L 24-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ BYU | W 31-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs West Virginia | W 59-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Oklahoma State | L 24-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Kansas | L 33-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs UCF | W 31-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ TexasSplash game | W 34-30 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Iowa State | W 50-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Cincinnati | W 20-6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Tulsa | W 66-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jacob Lacey story
Jacob Lacey built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Bowling Green, KY wearing No. 54, spending time with Notre Dame and Oklahoma. The clearest part of Jacob Lacey's career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Jacob Lacey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Notre Dame
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Oklahoma
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 3 | 11.1 | 2.1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 9.2 | 1.7 | -1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Notre Dame | 2 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 5 | 35.4 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Oklahoma | 3 | 9.3 | 1.9 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 3 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs California
Week 3 · W 24-17
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas
Week 6 · W 34-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Virginia
Week 5 · W 35-20
2
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Navy
Week 10 · W 34-6
1
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 4 · W 41-13
1
Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame
5 primary output · 35.4 efficiency · 7.2 usage
64.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Notre Dame
24.2
3 primary · 11.1 efficiency · 2.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Notre Dame
24.2
2 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 1.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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