Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 28-31@ UAB | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 28-22vs Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-16@ Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 4 | 14 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
#88
Jacob Newell
Senior tight end for Toledo. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Springfield, OR · Thurston
CFB Index 47 · #64 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Akron → Toledo for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
14
receiving yards · 2025
4 catches · 3.5 per catch
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 5 yds, vs Central Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Toledo. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona State in 2022.
Jacob Newell
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Toledo. The receipt on tape: 6 rec yds, 2 receptions against UAB, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Ohio.Ohio · L 10-302024
2022
- Signed with Arizona State3-star out of Thurston
20237 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023–2024
Toledo
2025era →
Robert Weiner
Toledo
Coaching transition mid-career: Jason Candle → Robert Weiner. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Toledo
2025Akron
2026Toledo
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Joe Moorhead — 11-25 over that span.
2023Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2024Akron4-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Raymond Pauwels Jr.’s 2022 season.
74%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Raymond on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Differs from Raymond on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Addison Ostrenga's sophomore season at Iowa (2023).
84%match
Matches Addison on
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Weight
Differs from Addison on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jacob Newell
Background
2023-25 (at Akron) Played in 29 games in three seasons at Akron, totaling 52 receptions for 392 yards and three touchdowns...Best season was 2024 when he caught 35 passes for 254 yards and two scores...Set career-highs with eight receptions and 44 receiving yards at Ohio (9/28/24)...Named Academi...
The tight end room · Toledo
- #89Jacob Petersen335 receiving yards · 2025
- #43Sam Lee40 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Jacob Newell14 receiving yards · 2025
- #34Connor Jones8 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Peyton Strickland1 game · 2025
4 more on the roster · Toledo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology