Player Dossier

2021-2024

Wisconsin

Jake Chaney

LB • 5'11" • 233 lbs • Cape Coral, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jake Chaney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.4

Efficiency

25.4

Consistency

9.1

Season Value

12.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

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.

Jake Chaney, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Jake Chaney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Wisconsin paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 25.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Loss 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

25.4

Usage

8.4

Consistency

9.1

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 0. Unknown: 0. Alabama: 0. USC: 0. Purdue: 2. Rutgers: 0. Northwestern: 1. Penn State: 2. Iowa: 0. Oregon: 0. Nebraska: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. USC: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 4 by 36.7. Rutgers: 6 by 25. Northwestern: 6 by 35. Penn State: 5 by 40.8. Iowa: 10 by 41.7. Oregon: 7 by 29.2. Nebraska: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=4 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs Iowa

Result
Sat 11/23@ NebraskaL 25-4442000
Sun 11/17vs OregonL 13-1672000
Sat 11/2@ Iowa10+ tacklesL 10-42105000
Sat 10/26vs Penn StateL 13-2851110
Sat 10/19@ NorthwesternW 23-363100
Sat 10/12@ RutgersW 42-761000
Sat 10/5vs PurdueSplash gameW 52-644200
Sat 9/28@ USCL 21-3832000
Sat 9/14vs AlabamaL 10-4221000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown41000
Sat 8/31vs Western MichiganW 28-1443000

Career Arc

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

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    Wisconsin

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin04.20.7
2022 Regular SeasonWisconsin518.66.25
2023 PostseasonWisconsin1033.39.85
2023 Regular SeasonWisconsin1033.39.80
2024 Regular SeasonWisconsin525.48.4-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Purdue

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.

#2

Penn State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.5 takeover score.

#3

Ohio State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54 takeover score.

#4

Washington State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.6 takeover score.

#5

Purdue

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

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#2

2023 Postseason · Wisconsin

23.4

10 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 9.8 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Wisconsin

23.4

10 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 9.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.85

Oakdale · Oakdale, CA

Committed To
Air Force
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

173

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
173