Jake Chaney: LB · Wisconsin · #1.
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Jake Chaney
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The four seasons at Wisconsin span three head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard and Luke Fickell. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Iowa — Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-14vs Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-13vs South Dakota | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-42vs No. 4 Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-38@ No. 13 USC | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-6vs Purdue | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-7@ Rutgers | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-3vs Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-28vs No. 3 Penn State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-42@ Iowa | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 13-16vs No. 1 Oregon | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-44@ Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 25 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups55 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
46.6%
365 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
65.3
12 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #357 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wisconsin, 173 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
