Junior linebacker for Nebraska. 2025: 8 tackles.
6′1″ · 220 lb · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Catholic
Jacob Bower
This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Nebraska. The receipt: 2 tackles against Penn State — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Matt Rhule — 14-12 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 68-0vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-21vs USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 16-40vs Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 22-44@ Utah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Nebraska
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Nebraska
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nebraska · Last season: 7-6 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #88
9 more on the roster · Nebraska team page