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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2023Wake Forest
Jacob Roberts
LB • 6'1" • 233 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jacob Roberts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
64
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest
23
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player Story
Jacob Roberts built his college career in 2023 as a linebacker from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 40, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Jacob Roberts' career was his defensive production: 82 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina A&T
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Jacob Roberts, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Jacob Roberts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 82
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Jacob Roberts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · LB
- Career Tackles
- 82
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Mallard Creek · North Carolina A&T
- High school pipeline
- Mallard Creek · 44 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 82 tackles · LB 92nd (top 8%) · ACC 13th (top 3%) · National 130th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 12 | 82 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 69.1 |
Related Context
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Jacob Roberts played LB for Wake Forest. Across 1 tracked season, Jacob Roberts recorded 82 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Wake Forest paired 20 primary output with 43.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
43.1
Usage
10.4
Consistency
46.7
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Elon: 2.5. Vanderbilt: 3. Old Dominion: 7. Georgia Tech: 0. Clemson: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Pittsburgh: 2. Florida State: 0. Duke: 2.5. NC State: 2. Notre Dame: 0. Syracuse: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Elon: 7 by 54.2. Vanderbilt: 11 by 75.8. Old Dominion: 13 by 100. Georgia Tech: 6 by 25. Clemson: 3 by 12.5. Virginia Tech: 6 by 25. Pittsburgh: 9 by 57.5. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 5 by 45.8. NC State: 7 by 49.2. Notre Dame: 6 by 25. Syracuse: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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Wins3.6 · Games = 4 · +2.9 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 8 · -2.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Old Dominion
Best efficiency game
100 vs Old Dominion
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Syracuse | L 31-35 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Notre Dame | L 7-45 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs NC StateSplash game | L 6-26 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | @ DukeSplash game | L 21-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Florida State | L 16-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs PittsburghSplash game | W 21-17 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Virginia Tech | L 13-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Clemson | L 12-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Georgia Tech | L 16-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Old Dominion10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 27-24 | 13 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Vanderbilt10+ tackles · Splash game | W 36-20 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs ElonSplash game | W 37-17 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jacob Roberts story
Jacob Roberts built his college career in 2023 as a linebacker from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 40, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Jacob Roberts' career was his defensive production: 82 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Wake Forest. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jacob Roberts' production has multiple signals. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wake Forest.
The arc is straightforward: Jacob Roberts 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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Wake Forest
2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 20 | 43.1 | 10.4 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Old Dominion
Week 3 · W 27-24
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Vanderbilt
Week 2 · W 36-20
3
Havoc Plays
72.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Pittsburgh
Week 8 · W 21-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.
#4
vs Elon
Week 1 · W 37-17
2.5
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Duke
Week 10 · L 21-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
60.5 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest
20 primary output · 43.1 efficiency · 10.4 usage
69.1
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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