Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ USC | 13 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#35
Collin Jacob
Senior safety on Louisiana's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Loreauville, LA · Loreauville
Returning to Louisiana for 2026
How he projects
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Grades highest in speed and play recognition.
The full scouting readThe story
4 safety on Louisiana's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearCollin Jacob
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Louisiana secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 13 tackles against USC, Week 2, 2026.
17 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Louisiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Louisiana
Played his entire career under Michael Desormeaux.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 17-12 over that span.
2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2026Louisiana1-1HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: solo tackles (96th percentile). Strength: tackles (85th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–7
vs Lamar
4 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
With L. Winfield — 189 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · 84 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Golding — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Louisiana
Returning around him
- 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (5 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #99 · 2026 recruiting class #91
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2026 production profile sits closest to Bobby Brown II’s 2018 season.
Matches Bobby on
Weight
PD rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Christopher Keys's junior season at Mississippi State (2024).
94%match
Matches Christopher on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Background
2025 (Redshirt Junior) Played in nine games during the season as a backup safety, finishing with 32 tackles with an interception, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup … posted five tackles through his first four games of the season before recording a season-best 14 stops with a half...
The secondary · Louisiana
- #11Brent Gordon Jr.62 tackles · 2025
- #4Tyree Skipper55 tackles · 2025
- #7Courtline Flowers48 tackles · 2025
- #21Maurion Eleam47 tackles · 2025
- #35Collin Jacob32 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Louisiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology