Jacob Dobbs
Jacob Dobbs
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Jacob Dobbs arrived at James Madison from Holy Cross. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Sun Belt. The receipt on tape: 17 tackles against Georgia Southern, Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
One season at James Madison, 69 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | 69 | 28 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 69 | 28 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 70–50
at North Carolina
6 TOT · 5 SOLO · 2 QB HUR
Edged out North Carolina on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Gerry Vaughn’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Ashanti Cistrunk's graduate season at Ole Miss (2023).
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