Jacob Dobbs: LB · James Madison · #27.
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Jacob Dobbs
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Arrived at James Madison from Holy Cross. Another came in 2024: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 17 tackles against Georgia Southern, Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
69 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | 69 | 28 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Career | 69 | 28 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7@ Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-6vs Gardner-Webb | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-50@ North Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 63-7vs Ball State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-21@ UL Monroe | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-7vs Coastal Carolina | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-28@ Georgia Southern | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 32-15vs Southern Miss | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | W 27-17vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 28 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
69tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
4%3 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups69 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 8.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 13.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
42.8%
381 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #213 at the position.
How it ended
One season at James Madison, 69 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
named by 1 selector
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
