Jesse Brubaker

Defensive end for Tulsa. 2017: 1 sack, 6.5 tackles for loss, 56 tackles.

DE · Tulsa · #8

6′3″ · 270 lb · Wylie, TX

Tulsa 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

TE recruit

No. 1636 nationally · Signed with Tulsa

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 defensive end for Tulsa. 2017: 1 sack, 6.5 tackles for loss, 56 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulsa in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Tulsa, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

2013

Signed with Tulsa3-star out of Wylie East

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1636 national

CFB

College

Tulsa

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Philip Montgomery — 12-13 over that span.

2016Tulsa10-3HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Tulsa2-10HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#386 / 2682 · 84th pct

6.5

Tackles#544 / 2682 · 79th pct

QB hurries#441 / 2682 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#759 / 2682 · 71st pct

Sacks#799 / 2682 · 62nd pct

1.0

Forced fumbles#69 / 715 · 45th pct

Passes defended#1669 / 2682 · 19th pct

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

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	5.6	1.0	0.2	0.0
Road6g	4.7	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.7	0.3	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	5.6	0.9	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tre Lamb

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Tulsa	56	28	6.5	1.0	--	--	--
2016	Tulsa	57	35	13.5	5.5	1	2	--
Career		113	63	20.0	6.5	1	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2017

W 45–17

vs Houston

10 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL

Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston.

With T. Bennett — 38 AVG · 47 LONG · 5 NO · D. Brewer — 140 rush yds (23 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week