Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Memphis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#43
Jake Ripp
Senior linebacker for Boise State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Los Gatos, CA · Los Gatos HS
CFB Index 24 · #504 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Boise State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Memphis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Boise State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boise State in 2022.
Jake Ripp
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Boise State linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Memphis, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Boise State3-star out of Los Gatos
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Boise State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Boise State
Played his entire career under Spencer Danielson.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Spencer Danielson — 30-14 over that span.
2023Boise State8-6HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-heavy
2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2026Boise State1-1HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
24 · #504 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #504 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
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 66 | 34 | 4.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–20
vs Memphis
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boise State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Boise State
Returning around him
- 1 Boise State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (11 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #51
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mohamed Kaba’s 2021 season.
83%match
Matches Mohamed on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Henrich's junior season at Nebraska (2022).
Matches Nick on
Weight
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Nick on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jake Ripp
Background
CAREER HONORS Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-12 Third Team (2026) National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society (2025-26) 3x Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2023, 2024, 2025) RS JUNIOR (2025) Honors: National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society...Academic All-Mountain West. Top H...
The linebacker corps · Boise State
- #1Boen Phelps66 tackles · 2025
- #5Jayden Virgin56 tackles · 2025
- #43Jake Ripp43 tackles · 2025
- #95Max Stege27 tackles · 2025
- #51Roman Caywood11 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Boise State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology