Last confirmed: Ball State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 230 lb · Clarendon Hills, IL
Jacob White: LB · Ball State · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jacob White
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Ball State linebacker corps. On tape: 18 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against NC State, Week 4, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
117 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 8 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.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ball State | 117 | 60 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Ball State | 67 | 33 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2017 | Ball State | 72 | 38 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Ball State | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 268 | 138 | 18.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-34vs Indiana | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-29vs Fordham | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41vs Florida Atlantic | 17 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-34@ NC State | 18 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20@ Northern Illinois | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-23@ Eastern Michigan | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-14vs Toledo | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Ohio | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Western Michigan | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 44-45vs Central Michigan | 13 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 38-41@ Kent State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-27vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 117 | 60 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
117tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%8 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups117 tackles · 8 for loss · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Mike Neu — 15-33 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 11.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 10.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
41.3%
372 pass / 528 run
Plays / game
75.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
117 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ball State, 268 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Neu.
