#12

Jacob Hollins

Senior linebacker for Temple. 2023: 56 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Temple · Sr. · #12

6′1″ · 220 lb · Fresno, CA

CFB Index 63 · #180 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceTemple 2023 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Temple. 2023: 56 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Illinois in 2018.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 2451 nationally · Signed with Illinois

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at Temple, 114 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20183 games

Signed with Illinois2-star out of Central East

202210 games

The role got bigger.

Signed with Temple3-star out of Garden City C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2451 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

3 coaches

2018

Ed Foley

Temple

2020

Rod Carey

Temple

era →

2022–2023

Stan Drayton

Temple

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Ed Foley, Rod Carey, and Stan Drayton. Multi-era developmental context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Illinois4-8HC: Lovie Smith · Run-heavy

2020Fresno State3-3HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning

2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

63Quality starter #180 of 577?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (84th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#434 / 2842 · 84th pct

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

Solo tackles#615 / 2842 · 78th pct

Tackles for loss#752 / 2842 · 71st pct

4.0

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.9	0.1	0.0	0.1
Road5g	5.8	0.6	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.1	0.3	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	5.4	0.4	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

K.C. Keeler

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

63 · #180 of 577 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #180 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Temple	56	28	4.0	2.0	1	1	--
2022	Temple	33	20	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
2020	Fresno State	18	8	2.5	1.0	--	--	--
2018	Illinois	7	2	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		114	58	9.0	5.0	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 41–9

vs Norfolk State

5 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 32-point win at home against Norfolk State.

With E. Warner — 238 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.9 · 24 rush yds (3 car) · J. Smith — 142 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 24-21vs Akron	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 7-36@ Rutgers	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 41-9vs Norfolk State	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 7-41vs Miami	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 26-48@ Tulsa	15	5	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 15 tackles
Wk 6	L 34-49vs UTSA	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 14-45@ North Texas	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 0-55vs SMU	4	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 32-18vs Navy	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 23-27@ South Florida	7	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 24-34@ UAB	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 21-45vs Memphis	7	3	0.0	0.0	1	0
Total		56	28	4.0	2.0	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jacob Hollins

20183 games

202210 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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