Jake Gassaway is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Northern Illinois.
Gassaway ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Three seasons in the Northern Illinois linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Eastern Michigan — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 25 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 10-38@ Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 3-6vs San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-25vs Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-16@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
3 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 18-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
33.0%
244 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
61.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
273 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
The No. 1,402 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a junior.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Thomas Hammock.
