Jacob Wahlberg
Jacob Wahlberg
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Jacob Wahlberg has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Bowling Green — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Western Michigan, 182 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
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
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 78 | 32 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 65 | 30 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Purdue | 32 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Purdue | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 182 | 89 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 59–31
vs Bethune-Cookman
5 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 28-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
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 Jaden Keller’s 2024 season.
Matches Jaden on
Differs from Jaden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Alan Tisdale's senior season at Virginia Tech (2023).
Matches Alan on