Jacob Busic is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UCLA.
Busic disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for four head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Ken Niumatalolo, Brian Newberry, Deshaun Foster and Tim Skipper. First career honor, 2022: All-AAC. On tape: 4 tackles against USC, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-43vs Utah | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-17@ Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-37vs No. 7 Penn State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-56@ No. 2 Indiana | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28vs Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-48@ No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-29@ No. 19 USC | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2025
W 42-37
vs Penn State
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Penn State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
22%4 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries18 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Skipper
Pass share
48.9%
358 pass / 374 run
Plays / game
61.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #69 of 69 Big Ten DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Played for two programs.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Ken Niumatalolo, Brian Newberry, Deshaun Foster and Tim Skipper.
