Jacoby Wildman: DE · Utah State · #93.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jacoby Wildman
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Utah State. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Boise State — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Utah State | 44 | 21 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Utah State | 15 | 9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Utah State | 45 | 15 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2016 | Utah State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 106 | 45 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-38@ Wake Forest | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-7vs Stony Brook | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-17@ San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-24vs Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 6-42@ No. 5 LSU | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 36-10vs Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-31@ Air Force | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-42vs BYU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-35@ Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-21vs Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-56vs No. 20 Boise State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 38-25@ New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 41-51vs Kent State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 21 | 6.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
5%2 sacksTFL rate
14%6 TFL44 tackles · 6 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Andersen
Pass share
53.0%
504 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
73.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
540 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
44 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah State, 5 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Gary Andersen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
