Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#93
Jack Janikowski
Junior defensive end for Iowa State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 255 lb · Fallbrook, CA · Cathedral Catholic
Transferred Washington State → Iowa State for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1.5 TFL · 5 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Southeast Missouri State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end for Iowa State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Washington State to Iowa State in 2026.
Jack Janikowski
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Pete Kaligis and Jimmy Rogers. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Iowa — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Iowa State
2025Washington State
2026Iowa State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Washington State8-5HC: Pete Kaligis · Run-leaning
2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Washington State | 10 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josaiah Stewart’s 2022 season.
82%match
All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 3 · Pk 26
Matches Josaiah on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Josaiah on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Lockhart's sophomore season at Texas A&M (2025).
81%match
Matches Jordan on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jack Janikowski
Background
Awards & Honors Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S26) 2025 (at Washington State) Appeared in all 13 games … recorded 10 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss … had one sack and one forced fumble … notched season-high five tackles, including one TFL, against Oregon State … forced a fumble again...
The defensive line · Iowa State
- #88Isaac Terrell12 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Malaki Ta'ase4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Bryson Lamb3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Jace J. Gilbert3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Jack Janikowski3 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology