Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Iowa
Jacob Gill
WR • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Raleigh, NC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jacob Gill reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern • Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Jacob Gill built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Raleigh, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with Iowa and Northwestern. The clearest part of Jacob Gill's career was his receiving role:...
Read the storyJacob Gill, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Iowa. Jacob Gill reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 884
- Receptions
- 75
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Jacob Gill quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 884
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- UCLA
- High school pipeline
- West Branch · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 278 receiving yards · WR 372nd (top 34%) · Big Ten 64th (top 23%) · National 469th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 7 | 8 | 85 | 1 | 37.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 7 | 7 | 99 | 1 | 31.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 74.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 32 | 382 | 2 | 74.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | Iowa | 11 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 63.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa | 11 | 22 | 260 | 1 | 63.9 |
Related Context
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Jacob Gill played WR for Northwestern and Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jacob Gill recorded 13 rushing yards, 884 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Iowa paired 411 primary output with 67.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 67.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Northwestern, Iowa.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · Iowa
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
34.3
Efficiency
67.8
Usage
26.1
Consistency
42.5
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 29. Illinois State: 46. Iowa State: 47. Troy: 44. Minnesota: 8. Ohio State: 24. Michigan State: 0. Northwestern: 6. Wisconsin: 23. UCLA: 138. Maryland: 29. Nebraska: 17
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. Missouri: 3 by 64.4. Illinois State: 3 by 100. Iowa State: 4 by 78.3. Troy: 5 by 58.7. Minnesota: 1 by 53.3. Ohio State: 3 by 53.3. Northwestern: 3 by 13.3. Wisconsin: 2 by 76.7. UCLA: 6 by 100. Maryland: 4 by 48.3. Nebraska: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins24.7 · Games = 7 · -22.9 vs Losses
Losses47.6 · Games = 5 · +22.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/30 | @ Missouri | L 24-27 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Nebraska | W 13-10 | — | 1 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Maryland | W 29-13 | — | 4 | 29 | 5.4 | 7.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ UCLA100 receiving yards | L 17-20 | — | 6 | 138 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 59 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Wisconsin | W 42-10 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Northwestern | W 40-14 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Michigan State | L 20-32 | — | — | — | -1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Ohio State | L 7-35 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Minnesota | W 31-14 | — | 1 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Troy | W 38-21 | — | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Iowa State | L 19-20 | — | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Illinois State | W 40-0 | — | 3 | 46 | 13 | 15.30 | 1 | 31 |
Player Story
Jacob Gill story
Jacob Gill built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Raleigh, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with Iowa and Northwestern. The clearest part of Jacob Gill's career was his receiving role: 75 catches, 884 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 13 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 13 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jacob Gill'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
Northwestern
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Iowa
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 85 | 62.9 | 6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 99 | 59 | 4.4 | 14 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 73.3 | 4.2 | -88 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 411 | 67.8 | 26.1 | 400 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 411 | 67.8 | 26.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Iowa | 278 | 71.4 | 16.1 | -133 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa | 278 | 71.4 | 16.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UCLA
Week 11 · L 17-20 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
138
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
138 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ No. 33 Iowa State
Week 2 · L 13-16
52
Receiving Yards
89.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
52 receiving yards with a 69.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs No. 4 Oregon
Week 11 · L 16-18 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
43
Receiving Yards
83.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
43 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Duke
Week 3 · L 23-30
34
Receiving Yards
78.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 5 · L 7-17 · Conference game
47
Receiving Yards
74.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Iowa
411 primary output · 67.8 efficiency · 26.1 usage
74.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Iowa
74.3
411 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 26.1 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Iowa
63.9
278 primary · 71.4 efficiency · 16.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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