Jacob Hollins: LB · Temple · #12.
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Jacob Hollins
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. On tape: 15 tackles against Tulsa, Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| 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 No. 20 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups56 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Stan Drayton
Pass share
61.1%
508 pass / 324 run
Plays / game
69.3
12 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
521 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #180 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Illinois, Fresno State and Temple, 114 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Lovie Smith, Jeff Tedford, Kalen DeBoer and Stan Drayton.
