Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Jacobi Oliphant Jr.
Junior linebacker for Kansas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 230 lb · St. Louis, MO · St. Louis University
CFB Index 41 · #227 of 364 cornersHigh confidenceTransferred Oklahoma State → Kansas State 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
1
tackle · 2026
1 TFL · 1 PBU
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Nicholls
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Kansas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma State in 2024.
- Transferred from Oklahoma State to Kansas State in 2026.
Jacobi Oliphant Jr.
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Jacobi Oliphant Jr. has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles, 1 TFL against Nicholls, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Oklahoma State3-star out of St. Louis University
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Kansas State
2026era →
Collin Klein
Kansas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Chris Klieman → Collin Klein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas State
2025Oklahoma State
2026Kansas State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Oklahoma State3-9HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Doug Meacham · Balanced
2026Kansas State2-0HC: Collin Klein · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
41 · #227 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #227 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 24 | 13 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 15 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 68-point win at home against Nicholls.
With A. Johnson — 199 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · B. White — 7 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ameer Speed’s 2021 season.
68%match
NFL Rd 6
Matches Ameer on
Height
PD rate
Differs from Ameer on
Weight (higher)
Tackle volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Marquise Lightfoot's sophomore season at Miami (2025).
Matches Marquise on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Marquise on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jacobi Oliphant Jr.
Background
2025 AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV.: Played in all 12 games with two starts, recording 26 tackles, 2.0 sacks and a pass breakup over 136 defensive snaps while also seeing time on 135 special teams plays... Set a career high with four tackles against both Baylor and Houston, while he had three apiece aga...
The linebacker corps · Kansas State
- #4Mekhi Mason62 tackles · 2025
- #28Rex Van Wyhe29 tackles · 2025
- #20Jacobi Oliphant Jr.24 tackles · 2025
- #35Gabe Powers21 tackles · 2025
- #23Asa Newsom20 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Kansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology