Jakob Robinson: CB · BYU.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jakob Robinson
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Frank Maile and Kalani Sitake. First career honor, 2024: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Kansas State — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BYU | 43 | 28 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | BYU | 59 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | BYU | 42 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | BYU | 28 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | Utah State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 180 | 126 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 21 | 11 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Southern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 18-15@ SMU | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-14@ Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-9vs No. 13 Kansas State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 34-28@ Baylor | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-19vs Arizona | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-35vs Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-24@ UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-21@ Utah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-17vs Kansas | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-28@ No. 21 Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 30-18vs Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 36-14vs No. 20 Colorado | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 28 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 18-15
at SMU
2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this season43 tackles · 5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
45.8%
375 pass / 443 run
Plays / game
62.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
405 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #45 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Utah State and BYU, 180 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile and Kalani Sitake.
