Jacob Petersen

#89 · TE · Sr. · Toledo6′4″ · 250 lb · Spring Grove, IL

Jacob Petersen is a tight end at Toledo who has not played in Toledo's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.

Where Petersen comes from

Spring Grove, ILHometown
About 250 miles from Glass BowlDistance
On the Toledo roster since 2025Roster

Where Petersen fits

Toledo lists 11 tight ends this season.

Toledo tight ends with a game this season

Sam Lee6 games this season
Jacob Newell3 games this season
Peyton Strickland1 game this season

Toledo is 6-2.

Petersen creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Arrived at Toledo from Holy Cross. A game that shows it: 60 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Louisville — Bowl, 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.

Dae'Quan WrightOle Miss · 2024 · 85% season match
Blake KernArkansas · 2021 · 83% season match
Ethan ConnerTroy · 2025 · 76% season match
Shane CalhounEast Carolina · 2021 · 75% season match
Jake RobertsOklahoma · 2024 · 75% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Toledo	25	335	13.4	3	28
Career		25	335	13.4	3	28

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wk 1	L 16-24@ Kentucky	2	21	10.5	0	14
Wk 2	W 45-21vs Western Kentucky	2	40	20.0	0	26
Wk 3	W 60-0vs Morgan State	1	21	21.0	0	21
Wk 4	L 13-14@ Western Michigan	2	12	6.0	0	10
Wk 5	W 45-3vs Akron	1	28	28.0	0	28
Wk 7	L 23-28@ Bowling Green	2	41	20.5	1	24
Wk 8	W 45-10vs Kent State	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 9	L 7-28@ Washington State	5	58	11.6	0	21
Wk 11	W 42-3vs Northern Illinois	2	13	6.5	0	7
Wk 12	W 24-3@ Miami (OH)	2	12	6.0	1	6
Wk 13	W 38-9vs Ball State	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 14	W 21-3@ Central Michigan	1	7	7.0	0	7
Bowl	L 22-27vs Louisville	3	60	20.0	1	26
Total		25	335	13.4	3	28

Signature game

Bowl · 2025

L 22-27

vs Louisville · neutral site

3 rec · 60 yds · 1 TD

With K. Osborne — 167 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 53.1 · 77 rush yds (18 car) · A. Ruggles — 36 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Louisville · 4th and 11 · Q4 · EPA +4.85Osborne to Petersen: a 26-yard pass.
Week 7 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.58Tucker Gleason pass complete to Jacob Petersen for 17 yds for a TD (Dylan Cunanan KICK)
Week 7 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.44Tucker Gleason pass complete to Jacob Petersen for 24 yds to the BGSU 39 for a
Week 12 · Miami (OH) · 1st and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.05Gleason to Petersen: a 6-yard touchdown pass.
Week 5 · Akron · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.89Tucker Gleason pass complete to Jacob Petersen for 28 yds to the AKR 32 for a
Week 9 · Washington State · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.73Gleason to Petersen: a 21-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.44Tucker Gleason pass complete to Jacob Petersen for 26 yds to the TOL 30 for a
Week 9 · Washington State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.25Gleason to Petersen: a 9-yard pass.
Week 9 · Washington State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.18Gleason to Petersen: a 16-yard pass.
Week 9 · Washington State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.02Gleason to Petersen: an 8-yard pass.

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

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

25 rec · 335 yds · 3 TD

22 of 25 receptions matched to play-by-play

15 of 34 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

3410% of team targets

Catch rate

65%22 of 34 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

73% of targets (11)

91%catch rate

Air 4.7 · YAC 3.4 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

27% of targets (4)

25%catch rate

Air 15.0 · YAC 6.0 avg

65% catch rate on 34 targets · 10% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

34%12 of his 35 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Teams and coaches

2025Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 52 (#61 of 156). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

52Rotational starter #61 of 156 · 2025?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: explosive rate (87th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (86th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#103 / 798 · 87th pct

17.1%

Yards / catch#253 / 798 · 68th pct

13.2

TD rate#344 / 798 · 56th pct

2.9%

Catch rate#456 / 798 · 43rd pct

65.7%

EPA / target#498 / 798 · 38th pct

0.34

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#25 / 175 · 86th pct

13.4

Rec yards#58 / 175 · 67th pct

335

Rec TDs#45 / 175 · 66th pct

Receptions#78 / 175 · 55th pct

Long catch#116 / 175 · 32nd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.3	20.7	16.2	0.0
Road6g	2.3	25.2	10.3	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.9	31.9	18.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	18.7	8.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Robert Weiner

Pass share

45.9%

397 pass / 467 run

Plays / game

66.5

13 games

Team sack rate

3.3%

393 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

25 catches in 13 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

52 · #61 of 156 TEs · 2025

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #3 of 12 Mid-American TEs

How the All-MAC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).