Jake Chaney

Former linebacker at Wisconsin. 2024: 55 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Wisconsin · Sr. · #1

5′11″ · 233 lb · Cape Coral, FL

CFB Index 42 · #357 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceWisconsin 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

LB recruit

No. 923 nationally · Signed with Wisconsin

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Wisconsin. 2024: 55 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Wisconsin, 173 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2021

Signed with Wisconsin3-star out of Lehigh Senior

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#923 national

CFB

College

Wisconsin

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

3 coaches

2021

Paul Chryst

Wisconsin

2022

Jim Leonhard

Wisconsin

era →

2023–2024

Luke Fickell

Wisconsin

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Wisconsin9-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2022Wisconsin7-6HC: Jim Leonhard · Run-heavy

2023Wisconsin7-6HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced

2024Wisconsin5-7HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

42Rotational starter #357 of 571?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (83rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#488 / 2892 · 83rd pct

QB hurries#585 / 2892 · 74th pct

Solo tackles#781 / 2892 · 72nd pct

Tackles for loss#779 / 2892 · 71st pct

4.0

Sacks#841 / 2892 · 63rd pct

1.0

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th 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

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.3	0.5	0.2	0.0
Road5g	5.8	0.2	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Luke Fickell

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #357 of 571 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #357 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Wisconsin	55	25	4.0	1.0	--	--	--
2023	Wisconsin	80	50	7.0	3.0	--	--	--
2022	Wisconsin	37	21	3.0	1.0	--	1	--
2021	Wisconsin	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		173	97	14.0	5.0	--	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 27–13

vs South Dakota

1 SOLO · 4 TOT · 1 QB HUR

With A. Bertrams — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 53 LONG · T. Van Dyke — 214 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 18.0 · -4 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 28-14vs Western Michigan	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 27-13vs South Dakota	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 10-42vs Alabama	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 21-38@ USC	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 52-6vs Purdue	4	4	2.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 42-7@ Rutgers	6	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 23-3@ Northwestern	6	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 13-28vs Penn State	5	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 10	L 10-42@ Iowa	10	5	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 12	L 13-16vs Oregon	7	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 25-44@ Nebraska	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Total		55	25	4.0	1.0	—

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

Jake Chaney

2021

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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