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Player Dossier
2009-2012Iowa State
Jake Knott
LB • 6'3" • Waukee, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jake Knott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Jake Knott built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a linebacker from Waukee, IA wearing No. 20, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Jake Knott's career was his defensive production: 8...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Jake Knott, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Iowa State. Jake Knott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
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Jake Knott Iowa State Highlights
2012 · Iowa State · Player Highlight
Jake Knott college highlights at Iowa State.
- Season
- 2012
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Jake Knott quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Waukee · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Waukee · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2012
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.7 |
Related Context
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Jake Knott is listed as a LB for Iowa State. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 4 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 1. TCU: 1
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First Half1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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2 games
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
20 vs TCU
Player Story
Jake Knott story
Jake Knott built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a linebacker from Waukee, IA wearing No. 20, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Jake Knott's career was his defensive production: 8 interceptions across 7 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Iowa State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jake Knott's production has multiple signals. With 7 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.
The arc is straightforward: Jake Knott moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4 | 26.7 | — | 4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 2 | 20 | — | -2 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 2 | 20 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 1 · W 27-10
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 13 · L 6-26 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ Missouri
Week 7 · L 17-52 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ TCU
Week 6 · W 37-23 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Iowa
Week 2 · W 9-6
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Iowa State
4 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · — usage
61.5
#2
2011 Regular Season · Iowa State
56.7
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Iowa State
56.7
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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