Jacob Gill is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Iowa.
Gill moves the chains on third down. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Pat Fitzgerald, David Braun and Kirk Ferentz. One game to point at: 52 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Iowa State — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
Money down · 3rd-down role
Catch rate says one thing, EPA says another
12 of 22 caught on third down (54.5%) — EPA/target 0.30 vs 0.47 elsewhere (7 conversions).
Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa | 24 | 278 | 11.6 | 1 | 44 |
| 2024 | Iowa | 35 | 411 | 11.7 | 2 | 59 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 1 | 47 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 1 | 31 |
| Career | 75 | 884 | 11.8 | 5 | 59 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa | 5 | 13 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northwestern | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 13 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-7vs UAlbany | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ No. 16 Iowa State | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 47-7vs Massachusetts | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-28@ Rutgers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | L 15-20vs No. 11 Indiana | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-0@ Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-3vs Minnesota | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-18vs No. 6 Oregon | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-26@ No. 17 USC | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-17vs Michigan State | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 13 | |
 Bowl | W 34-27vs No. 13 Vanderbilt | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 24 | 278 | 11.6 | 1 | 44 |
Week 13 · 2025
W 20-17
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3815% of team targetsCatch rate
58%22 of 38 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
58% catch rate on 38 targets · 15% of the team's targets.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 24.5 | 12.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 28.2 | 17.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 20.4 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 33.8 | 19.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
36.6%
286 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
60.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #377 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #52 of 61 Big Ten WRs
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%).
The No. 1,188 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big Ten as a senior.
A stat line in 38 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Pat Fitzgerald, David Braun and Kirk Ferentz.
