Last confirmed: South Carolina, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′6″ · 252 lb · Columbia, SC · Fork Union Military Academy
Jacob August: TE · South Carolina · #40.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jacob August
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Jacob August has been at South Carolina through two head coaches in four seasons. A game that shows it: 37 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Akron — Week 14, 2018.
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South Carolina | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 1 |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 0 |
| 2016 | South Carolina | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2015 | South Carolina | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 |
| Career | 23 | 239 | 10.4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 37-14@ Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-26vs No. 22 Texas A&M | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-44@ Ole Miss | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ No. 19 Florida | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-56@ No. 2 Clemson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-3vs Akron | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 37 yds |
 Bowl | L 0-28@ Virginia | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 1 | 19 |
Week 11 · 2018
L 31-35
at Florida
2 rec · 14 yds · 1 TD
With D. Samuel — 4 rec · 120 yds · J. Bentley — 239 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 21.5 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 18.0 | 11.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Muschamp
Pass share
50.3%
443 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
67.7
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
486 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at South Carolina, 239 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Steve Spurrier, Shawn Elliott, and Will Muschamp. Multi-era developmental context.
