Jacob Fields is a defensive back at TCU who has not played in TCU's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Louisiana Tech.
TCU lists 22 defensive backs this season.
TCU is 4-4. Next: at Arizona, Fri Nov 6.
Fields hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Arrived at TCU from Louisiana Tech. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
90 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 90 | 50 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 54 | 34 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 144 | 84 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-0vs SE Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-23@ No. 3 LSU | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-20vs Southern Miss | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-11@ UTEP | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-35@ Kennesaw State | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-28vs Western Kentucky | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-14vs Sam Houston | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-25@ Delaware | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-28@ Washington State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-28vs Liberty | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 42-30@ Missouri State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 90 | 50 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Week 13 · 2025
W 34-28
vs Liberty
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 14 tackles
Edged out Liberty at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
90tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL90 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 16-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
37.1%
311 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
64.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #20 at the position.
The No. 1,552 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big 12 as a senior.
A stat line in 32 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Sonny Cumbie and Sonny Dykes.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to TCU
