Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Northern Illinois
Jake Gassaway
LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Omaha, NE, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jake Gassaway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
22
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Jake Gassaway built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Omaha, NE wearing No. 25, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jake Gassaway's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Jake Gassaway, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Jake Gassaway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 32
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jake Gassaway quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 32
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Millard South · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Millard South · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 5 tackles · LB 922nd (top 73%) · Mid-American 334th (top 58%) · National 3,630th (top 59%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 24.9 |
Related Context
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Jake Gassaway played LB for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jake Gassaway recorded 32 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 6 primary output with 14.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
10.2
Usage
0.7
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 0. San Diego State: 1. Miami (OH): 1. Eastern Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 1 by 14.2. Miami (OH): 0 by 10. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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First Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
14.2 vs San Diego State
Player Story
Jake Gassaway story
Jake Gassaway built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Omaha, NE wearing No. 25, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jake Gassaway's career was his defensive production: 32 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 passes defended across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Jake Gassaway's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 6 | 14.9 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 14.9 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 10.2 | 0.7 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 9-20 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Fresno State
Week 1 · W 28-20 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
48.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Illinois
Week 1 · W 54-15
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Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Ball State
Week 9 · L 23-25 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
41.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 43 San Diego State
Week 5 · L 3-6
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Havoc Plays
39.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
6 primary output · 14.9 efficiency · 4.8 usage
42.5
#2
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
42.5
6 primary · 14.9 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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