Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Wisconsin
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 27.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Jake Chaney built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Cape Coral, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Jake Chaney's career was his defensive production: 173...
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- Committed To
- Air Force
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Jake Chaney, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Wisconsin. Jake Chaney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 173
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 5
Quick Answers
Jake Chaney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · LB
- Career Tackles
- 173
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Oakdale · Air Force
- High school pipeline
- Oakdale · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · LB 261st (top 22%) · Big Ten 62nd (top 8%) · National 501st (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13 | 73 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 59 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 44.3 |
Related Context
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Jake Chaney played LB for Wisconsin. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jake Chaney recorded 173 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Wisconsin paired 11 primary output with 34.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.2 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.
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2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
27.2
Usage
8.5
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 0. South Dakota: 1. Alabama: 0. USC: 0. Purdue: 2. Rutgers: 0. Northwestern: 1. Penn State: 2. Iowa: 0. Oregon: 1. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. South Dakota: 4 by 26.7. 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 39.2. Nebraska: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
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 | @ Nebraska | L 25-44 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Oregon | L 13-16 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Iowa10+ tackles | L 10-42 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Penn StateSplash game | L 13-28 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Northwestern | W 23-3 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Rutgers | W 42-7 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 52-6 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ USC | L 21-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Alabama | L 10-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs South Dakota | W 27-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Western Michigan | W 28-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jake Chaney story
Jake Chaney built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Cape Coral, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Jake Chaney's career was his defensive production: 173 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 interception across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Jake Chaney's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wisconsin
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 7 | 20.4 | 6.7 | 7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 11 | 34.1 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 34.1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 7 | 27.2 | 8.5 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington State
Week 2 · L 22-31
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 8 · W 35-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Penn State
Week 9 · L 13-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 6 · W 52-6 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 9 · L 10-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Wisconsin
11 primary output · 34.1 efficiency · 8 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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11 primary · 34.1 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin
44.3
7 primary · 27.2 efficiency · 8.5 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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