Usage Score
10.4
Player Dossier
2024-2025Cincinnati
Jake Golday
LB • 6'4" • 240 lbs • Arlington, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jake Golday shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
42.4
Consistency
53.8
Season Value
51.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Scouting Read
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Jake Golday, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Jake Golday shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.
Jake Golday played LB for Cincinnati. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jake Golday recorded 152 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 12.5 primary output with 42.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.4 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: Iowa State
Win with 3 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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2025 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
42.4
Usage
10.4
Consistency
53.8
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 2. Bowling Green: 2. Northwestern State: 0. Kansas: 1. Iowa State: 3. UCF: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Baylor: 2. Utah: 0. Arizona: 0.5. BYU: 1. TCU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 12 by 70. Bowling Green: 14 by 70. Northwestern State: 2 by 8.3. Kansas: 8 by 43.3. Iowa State: 12 by 80. UCF: 7 by 39.2. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. Baylor: 6 by 45. Utah: 12 by 50. Arizona: 13 by 55. BYU: 0 by 10. TCU: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 5 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
80 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ TCU | L 23-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs BYU | L 14-26 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Arizona10+ tackles | L 24-30 | 13 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | @ Utah10+ tackles | L 14-45 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs BaylorSplash game | W 41-20 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/19 | @ Oklahoma State | W 49-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs UCF | W 20-11 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Iowa State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-30 | 12 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Kansas | W 37-34 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Northwestern State | W 70-0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Bowling Green10+ tackles · Splash game | W 34-20 | 14 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Nebraska10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-20 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 9.5 | 30.2 | 8 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12.5 | 42.4 | 10.4 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Oklahoma State
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.8 takeover score.
#2
Iowa State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.3 takeover score.
#3
UCF
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#4
Bowling Green
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.
#5
Nebraska
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Cincinnati
12.5 primary output · 42.4 efficiency · 10.4 usage
51.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati
41.4
9.5 primary · 30.2 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
5
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
152
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 26 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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