Jacob Jenkins

#84 · TE · Sr. · Liberty6′3″ · 235 lb · Hoover, AL

Jacob Jenkins is a tight end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Liberty.

Jenkins creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Chad Staggs and Jamey Chadwell. First career honor, 2022: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 83 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Delaware — Week 10, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Kadinn MorrisSouthern Miss · 2025 · 86% season match
Josh SterzerUtah State · 2024 · 79% season match
Sam OlsonArizona · 2024 · 78% season match
Trent PennixNC State · 2021 · 77% season match
Amari NiblackAlabama · 2023 · 74% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Liberty	14	191	13.6	2	43
2024	Liberty	10	99	9.9	2	33
2022	Coastal Carolina	11	149	13.5	5	37
Career		35	439	12.5	9	43

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 24-34@ Jacksonville State	2	27	13.5	0	17
Wk 3	L 13-23@ Bowling Green	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 4	L 13-31vs James Madison	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 5	L 7-21@ Old Dominion	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 7	W 19-8@ UTEP	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 10	W 59-30vs Delaware	3	83	27.7	1	43	Season-high 83 yds
Wk 11	L 17-21vs Missouri State	3	22	7.3	0	15
Wk 12	L 27-34@ Florida International	1	19	19.0	0	19
Wk 13	L 28-34@ Louisiana Tech	1	6	6.0	1	6
Total		14	191	13.6	2	43

Signature game

Week 10 · 2025

W 59-30

vs Delaware

3 rec · 83 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 29-point win at home against Delaware.

With E. Vasko — 221 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.2 · 31 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · E. Dickens — 217 rush yds (22 car) · 4 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Florida International · 2nd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +2.96Vasko to Jenkins: a 19-yard pass.
Week 10 · Delaware · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.89Vasko to Jenkins: a 43-yard pass.
Week 10 · Delaware · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.77Vasko to Jenkins: a 15-yard touchdown pass.
Week 10 · Delaware · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.76Vasko to Jenkins: a 25-yard pass.
Week 13 · Louisiana Tech · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.72Vasko to Jenkins: a 6-yard touchdown pass.
Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.18Ethan Vasko pass complete to Jacob Jenkins for 17 yds to the LIB 48 for a

4 more plays

Week 11 · Missouri State · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.89Vasko to Jenkins: a 15-yard pass.
Week 7 · UTEP · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.87Ethan Vasko pass complete to Jacob Jenkins for 9 yds to the LIB 47 for a
Week 4 · James Madison · 3rd and 24 · Q3 · EPA +0.86Michael Merdinger pass complete to Jacob Jenkins for 9 yds to the JMU 16
Week 5 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.69Michael Merdinger pass complete to Jacob Jenkins for 10 yds to the LIB 30 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

14 rec · 191 yds · 2 TD

14 of 14 receptions matched to play-by-play

10 of 19 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

197% of team targets

Catch rate

74%14 of 19 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

10% of targets (1)

100%catch rate

Air -7.0 · YAC 9.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

30% of targets (3)

67%catch rate

Air 5.0 · YAC 1.0 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

40% of targets (4)

100%catch rate

Air 11.8 · YAC 6.8 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

20% of targets (2)

50%catch rate

Air 25.5 · YAC 13.0 avg

74% catch rate on 19 targets · 7% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

24%4 of his 17 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Teams and coaches

2022Coastal Carolina9-4HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-leaning

2024Liberty8-4HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy

2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 37 (#122 of 156). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2025 season

37Below cohort / limited sample #122 of 156 · 2025?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (88th percentile). Concern: receptions (14th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#22 / 175 · 88th pct

13.6

Long catch#53 / 175 · 69th pct

Rec TDs#76 / 175 · 43rd pct

Rec yards#119 / 175 · 32nd pct

191

Receptions#150 / 175 · 14th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	2.3	38.0	14.7	0.3
Road6g	1.2	12.8	10.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.2	12.2	9.5	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.0	32.5	15.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Jamey Chadwell

Pass share

38.7%

314 pass / 498 run

Plays / game

67.7

12 games

Team sack rate

6.2%

341 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

14 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

37 · #122 of 156 TEs · 2025

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #9 of 10 Conference USA TEs

How the All-Conference USA base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).