Kyle Jacob: LB · Navy · #43.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kyle Jacob
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Navy. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Memphis — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
102 tackles. 2 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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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 49-21vs Bucknell | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-11vs Temple | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-44vs Memphis | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 41-18@ UAB | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-7@ Air Force | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-17vs Charlotte | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-51vs No. 12 Notre Dame | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24@ Rice | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-7@ South Florida | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-35vs No. 25 Tulane | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-20@ East Carolina | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 31-13vs No. 19 Army | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 21-20vs Oklahoma | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 102 | 54 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 |
Bowl · 2024
W 21-20
vs Oklahoma · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles
A close one, won by 1 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
102tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%5 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
2%2 pass breakups102 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Pass share
23.6%
179 pass / 578 run
Plays / game
58.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
194 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
102 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Navy, 117 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
