Last confirmed: Florida State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 229 lb · Dade City, FL · Amos P. Godby
Jacob Pugh: OLB · Florida State · #16.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jacob Pugh
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Three seasons at Florida State, two different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher and Odell Haggins. On tape: 6 tackles against Boston College, Week 9, 2017.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 23
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Florida State | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Florida State | 43 | 29 | 6.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 64 | 40 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-24@ No. 1 Alabama | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-27vs NC State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-24vs No. 13 Miami | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-35@ Boston College | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 27-24vs Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 77-6vs Delaware State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-22@ Florida | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 42-13vs Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
10%2 pass breakups21 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Odell Haggins
Pass share
42.8%
344 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
61.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida State, 64 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 20 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jimbo Fisher.
