Texas State · W 46-45
5 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Jake Ripp
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fourth year in the Boise State linebacker corps. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 INT against Utah State, Week 5, 2026.
24 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 24 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Boise State | 43 | 20 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boise State | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 88 | 41 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ No. 2 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Memphis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-24vs South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-7@ Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-18vs Utah State | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-10@ Washington State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 46-45vs Texas State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 46-45 vs Texas State, play by play
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Boise State’s defense played that day
Texas State’s 12 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 7.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 21 yards for the score. 6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
Intercepted, returned 21 yards for the score. Second quarter, made it 28-7.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 31-10.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 31-24.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
8%2 pass breakups24 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
41.9%
235 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
70.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
252 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #196 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #38 of 45 Mountain West LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
The No. 1,661 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Andy Avalos → Spencer Danielson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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