#23

Curtis Jacobs

LB · Penn State · Jr. · #23

Penn State 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Curtis Jacobs

LB · Penn State · Jr · #23

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#36 national
CFB
College
Penn State
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Penn State
2022
Penn State
2023
Penn State

Played his entire career under James Franklin.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced
2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Penn State50319.02.5------
2022Penn State49277.54.021--
2021Penn State61397.03.0--1--
Career1609723.59.522--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 51–15

at Maryland

3 TOT  ·  2 SOLO  ·  1 TFL

Dominant 36-point win on the road against Maryland.

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Chris Paul Jr.’s 2022 season.

Arkansas · 2022

NFL Rd 5
#2

Curtis Jacobs

Penn State · 2022

65%
#3

Trevin Wallace

Kentucky · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 8
65%
#4

William Kwenkeu

Temple · 2021

64%
#5

Trenton Simpson

Clemson · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
62%

Matches Chris on

Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate

Differs from Chris on

Hurry rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nickolas Martin's senior season at Oklahoma State (2024).

Oklahoma State · 2024

#2

Percy Courtney Jr.

Florida International · 2025

73%
#3

Jaylen Sneed

Notre Dame · 2025

70%
#4

Harold Perkins

LSU · 2025

All-SEC
69%
#5

K.J. Cloyd

Miami · 2023

67%

Matches Nickolas on

TFL rate
Weight
Height

Differs from Nickolas on

PD rate (lower)