Usage Score
0.7
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.
Efficiency
10.2
Consistency
50
Season Value
17.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
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 Gassaway, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Jake Gassaway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.2 disruption score.
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: 2023 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on 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
Eastern Michigan
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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 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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Losses0.5 · Games = 4
First Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · Games = 4
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
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20222023202420242025
| 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 | 4 | 13.1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 13.1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 10.2 | 0.7 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Miami (OH)
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.
#2
San Diego State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
#3
Miami (OH)
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.8 takeover score.
#5
Bowling Green
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 22.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
35
#2
2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
17.3
2 primary · 10.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
10.7
4 primary · 13.1 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8456
Millard South · Omaha, NE
- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
32
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 17 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.