#40

Jacob Roberts

Senior linebacker for Wake Forest. 2023: 82 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 6 sacks.

LB · Wake Forest · Sr. · #40

6′1″ · 233 lb · Charlotte, NC

CFB Index 82 · #48 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceWake Forest 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 2839 nationally · Signed with North Carolina A&T

Career night13 tackles · 4 TFL · 3 sacksat Old Dominion (FBS) · W 27-24

Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Wake Forest. 2023: 82 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 6 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to North Carolina A&T in 2019.
Transferred from North Carolina A&T to Wake Forest in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at Wake Forest, 82 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2019

Signed with North Carolina A&T2-star out of Mallard Creek

202312 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2839 national

CFB

College

Wake Forest

2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

82All-Conference level #48 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (97th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (96th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#74 / 2842 · 97th pct

6.0

Tackles for loss#118 / 2842 · 96th pct

10.0

Tackles#125 / 2842 · 95th pct

Solo tackles#246 / 2842 · 91st pct

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th 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
Home6g	7.0	0.8	0.5	0.0
Road6g	6.7	0.9	0.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.7	1.1	0.8	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	6.0	0.6	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jake Dickert

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

82 · #48 of 577 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #48 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Wake Forest	82	39	10.0	6.0	1	--	--
Career		82	39	10.0	6.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 37–17

vs Elon

1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 3 SOLO

With M. Griffis — 329 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 41.2 · -6 rush yds (11 car) · I. Mora — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 48 LONG

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 37-17vs Elon	7	3	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 36-20vs Vanderbilt	11	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 27-24@ Old Dominion	13	4	4.0	3.0	—	0	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 4	L 16-30vs Georgia Tech	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 12-17@ Clemson	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 13-30@ Virginia Tech	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 21-17vs Pittsburgh	9	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 16-41vs Florida State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 21-24@ Duke	5	4	1.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 6-26vs NC State	7	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 7-45@ Notre Dame	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 31-35@ Syracuse	7	6	0.0	0.0	—	1
Total		82	39	10.0	6.0	—	1

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