Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 11 | L 45-48@ Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35@ Purdue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Jared Casey
Senior linebacker for Indiana. 2023: 3 tackles.
6′3″ · 225 lb · Louisville, KY
Indiana 2023 alumnus
Recruiting
4★
ILB recruit
No. 322 nationally · Signed with Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Indiana. 2023: 3 tackles.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kentucky in 2019.
Jared Casey
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Purdue, Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Indiana, 53 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2019
- Signed with Kentucky4-star out of Ballard
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coach2019–2023
Indiana
Played his entire career under Tom Allen.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Kentucky8-5HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy
2020Kentucky5-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy
2021Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2022Indiana4-8HC: Tom Allen · Pass-leaning
2023Indiana3-9HC: Tom Allen · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 1.5 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
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Reggie Peterson’s 2022 season.
82%match
Matches Reggie on
Class year
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Reggie on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylen Hudson's senior season at Wake Forest (2022).
Matches Jaylen on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Jared Casey
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology