#89

Jacob Petersen

Senior tight end for Toledo. 2025: 25 catches, 335 receiving yards, 3 TD.

TE · Toledo · Sr. · #89

6′4″ · 250 lb · Spring Grove, IL

CFB Index 52 · #61 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Toledo for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 3 pm ETvs TempleGlass BowlToledo by 6

The numbers

335

receiving yards · 2025

25 catches · 3 TD · 13.4 per catch

Best game: 3 rec, 60 yds, 1 TD, vs Louisville

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 tight end for Toledo. 2025: 25 catches, 335 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Transferred from Holy Cross to Toledo in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.

Explosive rate: 87th percentile.

The full scouting read

Jacob Petersen

TE · Toledo · Sr · #89

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Jacob Petersen arrived at Toledo from Holy Cross. The receipt: 60 rec yds, 3 receptions against Louisville — Bowl, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
portal record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

52Rotational starter #61 of 156?

Medium-low confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (87th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (86th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#103 / 798 · 87th pct

17.1%

Yards / catch#253 / 798 · 68th pct

13.2

TD rate#344 / 798 · 56th pct

2.9%

Catch rate#456 / 798 · 43rd pct

65.7%

EPA / target#498 / 798 · 38th pct

0.34

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#25 / 175 · 86th pct

13.4

Rec yards#58 / 175 · 67th pct

335

Rec TDs#45 / 175 · 66th pct

Receptions#78 / 175 · 55th pct

Long catch#116 / 175 · 32nd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

34%12 of his 35 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.3	20.7	16.2	0.0
Road7g	2.4	30.1	11.7	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.9	31.9	18.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	18.7	8.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Jacobs

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

52 · #61 of 156 TEs

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #3 of 12 Mid-American TEs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Toledo	25	335	13.4	3	--
Career		25	335	13.4	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 45–21

vs Western Kentucky

2 rec · 40 yds

Dominant 24-point win at home against Western Kentucky.

With T. Gleason — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car) · C. Trayanum — 163 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Louisville · 4&11 · Q4 · EPA +4.85Jacob Petersen 26 Yd pass from Kalieb Osborne (Chip Trayanum Run for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 7 · Bowling Green · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.58Tucker Gleason pass complete to Jacob Petersen for 17 yds for a TD (Dylan Cunanan KICK)
Week 7 · Bowling Green · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.44Tucker Gleason pass complete to Jacob Petersen for 24 yds to the BGSU 39 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Miami (OH) · 1&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.05No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Gleason pass complete short left to #89 J.Petersen caught at MIA00, for 6 yards to the MIA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:18 #45 D.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #36 E.Duran, LS: #40 J.Roe)
Week 5 · Akron · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.89Tucker Gleason pass complete to Jacob Petersen for 28 yds to the AKR 32 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Washington State · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.73(00:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Gleason pass complete short middle to #89 J.Petersen caught at WSU30, for 21 yards to the WSU24 QB hurried by #90 M.Hughes (#9 C.Francl), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +1.44Tucker Gleason pass complete to Jacob Petersen for 26 yds to the TOL 30 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.25(02:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Gleason pass complete short middle to #89 J.Petersen caught at TOL30, for 9 yards to the TOL34 (#8 K.Worthy III)
Week 9 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.18(00:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Gleason pass complete short right to #89 J.Petersen caught at TOL48, for 16 yards to the WSU40 QB hurried by #53 S.Finau (#44 P.McKenna), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 9 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.02(05:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Gleason pass complete short middle to #89 J.Petersen caught at TOL45, for 8 yards to the TOL48 (#5 J.Colson)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 16-24@ Kentucky	2	21	10.5	0	14	Season-high 60 yds
Wk 2	W 45-21vs Western Kentucky	2	40	20.0	0	26
Wk 3	W 60-0vs Morgan State	1	21	21.0	0	21
Wk 4	L 13-14@ Western Michigan	2	12	6.0	0	10
Wk 5	W 45-3vs Akron	1	28	28.0	0	28
Wk 7	L 23-28@ Bowling Green	2	41	20.5	1	24
Wk 8	W 45-10vs Kent State	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 9	L 7-28@ Washington State	5	58	11.6	0	21
Wk 11	W 42-3vs Northern Illinois	2	13	6.5	0	7
Wk 12	W 24-3@ Miami (OH)	2	12	6.0	1	6
Wk 13	W 38-9vs Ball State	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 14	W 21-3@ Central Michigan	1	7	7.0	0	7
Bowl	L 22-27@ Louisville	3	60	20.0	1	26
Total		25	335	13.8	3	28

The tight end room · Toledo

#89Jacob PetersenTE · Sr.335 receiving yards · 2025
#43Sam LeeTE · Sr.40 receiving yards · 2025
#88Jacob NewellTE · Sr.14 receiving yards · 2025
#34Connor JonesTE · Sr.8 receiving yards · 2025
#80Peyton StricklandTE · Sr.1 game · 2025

4 more on the roster · Toledo team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jacob Petersen

202513 games

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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