Jordan Cobbs: LB · San José State · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jordan Cobbs
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The six seasons at San José State span two head coaches: Brent Brennan and Ken Niumatalolo. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against UNLV — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
69 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 7.5 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 | San José State | 69 | 36 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | San José State | 22 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | San José State | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2021 | San José State | 40 | 23 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | San José State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | San José State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 154 | 86 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Sacramento State | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-7@ Air Force | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10vs Kennesaw State | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 52-54@ Washington State | 8 | 6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | L 24-31@ Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-33@ Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-13@ Oregon State | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-42vs No. 13 Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-27vs No. 23 UNLV | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-31vs Stanford | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 39-41vs South Florida | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 36 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
69tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%8 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups69 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
64.4%
550 pass / 304 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
1.5%
549 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #74 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at San José State, 154 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
