Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 14-31vs Iowa | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 4 yds |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
#88
Jacob Simpson
Junior tight end for Minnesota. 2024: 1 catch, 4 receiving yards.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Johnston, IA · Johnston
Returning to Minnesota for 2026
Recruiting
3★
TE recruit
No. 801 nationally · Signed with Minnesota
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Minnesota. 2024: 1 catch, 4 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2024.
Jacob Simpson
The receipt on tape: 4 rec yds, 1 receptions against Iowa, Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Johnston
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Minnesota
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 4.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Minnesota
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Minnesota
Returning around him
- 65% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Minnesota player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Minnesota · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #41 · 2026 recruiting class #28
Background
PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. HONORS: Academic All-Big Ten (2025) 2025 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 13 games, seeing most of his action on special teams • competed against Buffalo, Northwestern State and at Cal • saw action against Rutgers and at Ohio State • played...
The tight end room · Minnesota
- #87Kaden Helms35 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Pierce Walsh17 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Julian Johnson5 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Sam Petersno box-score line yet
- #88Jacob Simpsonno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Minnesota team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology