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Jacob Clark

QB · Missouri State · Sr · #12

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

3,244 PASS YDS · 28 PASS TD · -16 RUSH YDS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Missouri State for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Missouri State for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · Missouri State

Returning around him

  • Transfer portal: +8 net (19 in / 11 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Missouri State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #129 · 2026 recruiting class #133

QB · MISSOURI STATE · CONFERENCE USA

Jacob Clark

  • 4
  • #12
  • 6-5 | 220 lb
  • Rockwall, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

67

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / att at the 90th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#1343

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP QB AWARD

Davey O'Brien

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R05 · Part-time starter

Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#447 national
CFB
College
Missouri State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionQB
Class4
Jersey12
Measurements6-5 | 220 lb
HometownRockwall, TX
Primary teamMissouri State

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 447 recruit
Composite rating 0.8889 HighSchool
Signed with Minnesota 2019
Origin Rockwall Rockwall, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2019 3-star | 0.8889 No. 447 recruit | HighSchool | Minnesota

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2021 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 20
Current nowcast#1343Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#1135Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

Achievements

  • Volume King 1.3% Volume King 2,500+ passing yards, 1,200+ rushing yards, or 900+ receiving yards in a single season (position-appropriate threshold). Held by 1.3% of the 2025 pool. 3244 passing yards — clears the 2,500-QB volume bar.
  • Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in passing yards (3244).

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Minnesota

Composite

0.8889

#447 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Jacob Clark

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Jacob Clark

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the passing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 12g
3,244Pass yards
28Pass TDs
11INT
Per game
270.3Pass yards
2Pass TDs
1INT
Projected (13g)
3,514Pass yards
30Pass TDs
12INT

✓ Hit 3,000-yard season · finished with 3,244.

To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 3,244): needs 756/game over remaining 1.

✓ Hit 25 passing TDs · finished with 28.

To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 28): needs 2/game over remaining 1.

To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 28): needs 7/game over remaining 1.

Why the honors trail matters

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Jacob Clark already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #1343 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 54.1% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 0 portal moves

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

QB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Pass yards 3,244 28 TD | 11 INT | #22/382 (95th pct)
Completion rate 65.7% 247/376 completions | #123/383 (68th pct)
Yards/attempt 8.6 Explosiveness through the air | #63/382 (84th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-volume passer | Efficient | Pocket-leaning against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

High-volume passerEfficientPocket-leaning

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
247 91st
ATT
376 90th
CMP%
65.7% 68th
Y/A
8.6 84th

Passing Production

YDS
3,244 95th
TD
28 97th
INT
11 5th

Rushing

CAR
94 85th
YDS
-16 8th
YPC
-0.2 16th
TD
3 77th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 1L 13-73@ USC16/24147126.118.94 TD passes
Wk 2W 21-20@ Marshall21/313593111.651.3Season-high 359 yds
Wk 3L 10-28vs SMU23/37275137.429.23 INTs — rough day
Wk 4W 42-10vs UT Martin20/28271309.772.53 TD passes
Wk 5L 22-27vs Western Kentucky8/15143009.550.7
Wk 9W 24-17@ New Mexico State28/44283326.441.83 TD passes
Wk 10W 28-21vs Florida International16/27163206.063.4
Wk 11W 21-17@ Liberty20/33286208.761.1Clean 2-TD game
Wk 12W 38-24vs UTEP30/39330408.576.84 TD passes
Wk 13L 34-41@ Kennesaw State23/323443210.870.43 TD passes
Wk 14L 30-42vs Louisiana Tech17/31294219.570.0
BowlL 28-34@ Arkansas State25/353494010.042.6
Total247/376324428118.754.1
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2025Missouri State7-6HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Missouri State24737665.7%3,2448.62811156.9----
Career1 loaded season24737665.7%3,2448.62811156.9----
SeasonTeam
2025Missouri State94-16-0.23--
Career1 loaded season94-16-0.23--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Passing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Rush impact -16 3 rush TD | #375/408 (8th pct)
Usage 54.1% 87.2% pass share | 14.4% rush share | #48/428 (89th pct)
Passing WEPA +0.26 Opponent-adjusted passing value | #109/200 (46th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 3,244 #22/382 95th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 28 #12/407 97th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 247 #37/383 91st pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 65.7% #123/383 68th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 8.6 #63/382 84th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards -16 #375/408 8th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Value Passing WEPA +0.26 #109/200 46th pct Opponent-adjusted passing value | 369 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Usage Role share 54.1% #48/428 89th pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 376 #41/407 90th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 11 #386/407 5th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 94 #61/408 85th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 14 #232/391 41st pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 3 #94/408 77th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry -0.2 #341/407 16th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 87.2% #84/428 81st pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 71.2% #34/428 92nd pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 68.0% #57/428 87th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 53.9% #52/428 88th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 47.6% #48/428 89th pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 46.6% #54/428 88th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 14.4% #110/428 75th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS QB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.22 #83/140 41st pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 36 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 1 #69/258 74th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

ALL-CONF HM

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16

Why he’s here

All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.

What moves him up

A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.

What moves him down

A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home6g2462.08.40.7
Road6g2952.78.91.2

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins6g2822.88.50.5
Losses6g2591.88.91.3

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-76g2572.09.01.0
Weeks 8+6g2832.78.30.8

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

67Solid starter
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: pass tds (92nd). Strength: yards / att (89th). Concern: interceptions (9th).

Pass TDs#12 / 183 · 93rd pct
28pass
Yards / att#19 / 183 · 90th pct
8.6pass
Pass yards#22 / 183 · 88th pct
3244pass
Completion %#49 / 183 · 73rd pct
65.7%pass
Fumbles lost#32 / 174 · 66th pct
1fumb
Rush TDs#86 / 183 · 49th pct
3rush
Rush yards#156 / 183 · 15th pct
-16rush
Interceptions#162 / 183 · 10th pct
11pass

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)

Where the throws are landing

78/128 (60.9%) · 8 TD · 4 INT

Short

0–9 yds
44%of completions
34 comp5.1 yds avg4 TD

Middle

10–19 yds
29%of completions
23 comp14.6 yds avg1 TD

Deep

20+ yds
27%of completions
21 comp31.9 yds avg3 TD

Overall 60.9% completion on 128 attempts · 21 deep completions averaging 31.9 yds.

Advanced Savant · QB · 2021

Percentile Card

Reads as a mid-tier profile across the board..

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback0.260
32th pct
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

wepa_passing0.26Low (p25–p50) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.22Low (p25–p50) (n=72)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Jacob ClarkMissouri StateJosh HooverTCU· 88% simDrew MestemakerNorth Texas· 85% simCarson BeckMiami· 85% sim
Pass TDs
93
Clark
95
Hoover
99
Mestemaker
96
Beck
Yards / att
90
Clark
87
Hoover
98
Mestemaker
81
Beck
Pass yards
88
Clark
92
Hoover
100
Mestemaker
98
Beck
Completion %
73
Clark
77
Hoover
90
Mestemaker
99
Beck
Fumbles lost
66
Clark
38
Hoover
66
Mestemaker
91
Beck
Rush TDs
49
Clark
39
Hoover
68
Mestemaker
39
Beck
Rush yards
15
Clark
22
Hoover
41
Mestemaker
31
Beck
Interceptions
10
Clark
2
Hoover
22
Mestemaker
5
Beck

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Air Raid Cannon

Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jack Plummer’s 2023 season.

Jack Plummer

66%match

Louisville · 2023

All-ACC
#2

Max Johnson

LSU · 2021

64%
#3

Desmond Ridder

Cincinnati · 2021

All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 10
63%
#4

Tyler Van Dyke

Miami · 2021

63%
#5

Joey Labas

Central Michigan · 2025

59%

Matches Jack on

EPA / dropback (adj)
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Weight

Differs from Jack on

TD rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Garrett Shrader's junior season at Syracuse (2022).

Garrett Shrader

59%match

Syracuse · 2022

#2

Will Levis

Kentucky · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 2
58%
#3

Joey Labas

Central Michigan · 2025

57%
#4

Donovan Smith

Houston · 2023

51%
#5

Will Howard

Kansas State · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 6
50%

Matches Garrett on

Height

Differs from Garrett on

Rush yards / carry (lower)
Rush usage (lower)
TD rate (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Ryan Beard

Pass share

51.9%

433 pass / 401 run

Plays / game

64.2

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

13.0%

307 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2025

1 coach
2025
Ryan Beard
Missouri State

Played his entire career under Ryan Beard.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownRockwall, TX
Height6'5"
Weight220 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey12

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-Conference USA

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

1 all-conference honor

Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
2025 All-Conference USA all_conference Missouri State | Conference USA QB

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2021 Minnesota QB4 #1343 #1135 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Big Ten

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Missouri State Conference USA QB 4 No. 12 | 6-5 | 220 lb | Rockwall, TX
2021 Minnesota Big Ten QB 4 No. 12 | 6-5 | 220 lb | Rockwall, TX