Jack Salopek
Jack Salopek
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Three seasons at Western Michigan, two different head coaches: Tim Lester and Lance Taylor. The receipt: 38 pass yds against Duke — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Michigan, 1,621 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 42 | 63 | 66.7% | 316 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 107.7 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 104 | 212 | 49.1% | 1,285 | 6.1 | 7 | 11 | 100.5 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 93.6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 149 | 280 | 53.2% | 1,621 | 5.8 | 8 | 13 | 102.0 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 58 | 52 | 0.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 98 | 1.3 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Garret Rangel’s 2022 season.
Matches Garret on
Differs from Garret on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Breylin Smith’s path through Central Arkansas.
Matches Breylin on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brady Olson's sophomore season at Massachusetts (2022).
Differs from Brady on
Player DNA
Players who play like Jack Salopek
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2023+1480%
Up 1480% from first season to most-recent.