Jacob Cruz
Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Brent Key and Charles Kelly. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 sack against Ohio — Week 2, 2026.
27 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 27 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 42 | 25 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-33@ North Dakota State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-29@ Ohio | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-27vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-13vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-26@ Kennesaw State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24vs Florida International | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-0@ New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups27 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.9%
213 pass / 272 run
Plays / game
60.6
8 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
240 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #384 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brent Key and Charles Kelly.
