Player Dossier

2023-2025

California

Jacob De Jesus

WR • 5'7" • 170 lbs • Manteca, CA, USA

Alpha targetPossession profile

Jacob De Jesus reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

54%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
UNLV • California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Player Story

Jacob De Jesus built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Manteca, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with California and UNLV. The clearest part of Jacob De Jesus' career was his receiving...

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Jacob De Jesus, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · California. Jacob De Jesus reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,140
Receptions
203
Touchdowns
12

Quick Answers

Jacob De Jesus quick answers

Latest team and position
California · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,140
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
Best season
2025 Postseason · California
Top game
Nevada
Latest roster
No. 21 · Senior
2025 Receiving yards rank
1,022 receiving yards · WR 18th (top 2%) · ACC 4th (top 2%) · National 18th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2023 PostseasonUNLV14895164.4
2023 Regular SeasonUNLV1452511264.4
2024 PostseasonUNLV13238166
2024 Regular SeasonUNLV1334474266
2025 PostseasonCalifornia139138181.1
2025 Regular SeasonCalifornia1398884581.1

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025UNLV to CaliforniaG5/FCS to P479.1Jan 10, 2025

Jacob De Jesus played WR for UNLV and California. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jacob De Jesus recorded 27 passing yards, 146 rushing yards, and 2,140 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with California.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

California paired 1,022 primary output with 66 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 66 efficiency.

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Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UNLV, California.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2025 Postseason · California

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

78.6

Efficiency

66

Usage

32

Consistency

58.6

Best Game by takeover score

Hawai'i

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 138. Oregon State: 26. Texas Southern: 61. Minnesota: 54. San Diego State: 35. Boston College: 61. Duke: 56. North Carolina: 105. Virginia Tech: 86. Virginia: 49. Louisville: 158. Stanford: 96. SMU: 97

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 9 by 100. Oregon State: 4 by 43.3. Texas Southern: 5 by 81.3. Minnesota: 7 by 51.4. San Diego State: 3 by 77.8. Boston College: 8 by 50.8. Duke: 6 by 62.2. North Carolina: 13 by 53.8. Virginia Tech: 8 by 71.7. Virginia: 2 by 100. Louisville: 16 by 65.8. Stanford: 14 by 45.7. SMU: 12 by 53.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins80.3 · Games = 7 · +3.6 vs Losses
Losses76.7 · Games = 6 · -3.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Hawai'i

Best efficiency game

100 vs Hawai'i

Result
Thu 12/25@ Hawai'i100 receiving yards · High volumeL 31-35913814.215.30141
Sun 11/30vs SMUHigh volumeW 38-3512978.18.10120
Sun 11/23@ StanfordHigh volumeL 10-31149666.90016
Sun 11/9@ Louisville100 receiving yards · High volumeW 29-26161589.49.90125
Sat 11/1vs VirginiaL 21-3124917.724.50030
Fri 10/24@ Virginia TechHigh volumeL 34-4288610.810.80038
Sat 10/18vs North Carolina100 receiving yards · High volumeW 21-18131057.38.10123
Sun 10/5vs DukeL 21-456569.39.30030
Sat 9/27@ Boston CollegeHigh volumeW 28-248615.87.60112
Sun 9/21@ San Diego StateL 0-3433511.711.70022
Sun 9/14vs MinnesotaW 27-147547.77.70119
Sat 9/6vs Texas SouthernW 35-356111.512.20027
Sun 8/31@ Oregon StateW 34-154266.56.5008

Player Story

Jacob De Jesus story

Jacob De Jesus built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Manteca, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with California and UNLV. The clearest part of Jacob De Jesus' career was his receiving role: 203 catches, 2,140 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 146 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with California. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 27 passing yards, 146 rushing yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California and UNLV.

The arc is straightforward: Jacob De Jesus 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UNLV

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    California

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonUNLV60663.224.7
2023 Regular SeasonUNLV60663.224.70
2024 PostseasonUNLV51274.121.8-94
2024 Regular SeasonUNLV51274.121.80
2025 PostseasonCalifornia1,0226632510
2025 Regular SeasonCalifornia1,02266320

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nevada

Week 14 · W 38-14 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

84

Receiving Yards

97.8 takeover

84 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#2

vs Colorado State

Week 8 · W 25-23 · Conference game

120

Receiving Yards

96.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

120 receiving yards with a 88.9 efficiency score.

#3

@ No. 68 Hawai'i

Week 1 · L 31-35 · Postseason

138

Receiving Yards

95.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

138 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Oregon State

Week 8 · W 33-25

71

Receiving Yards

91.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ No. 25 Louisville

Week 11 · W 29-26 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

158

Receiving Yards

88.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

158 receiving yards with a 65.8 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · California

1,022 primary output · 66 efficiency · 32 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · California

81.1

1,022 primary · 66 efficiency · 32 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · UNLV

66

512 primary · 74.1 efficiency · 21.8 usage

Milestones

4

100+ receiving yards

9

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games