Jake Chaney
Jake Chaney
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons at Wisconsin, three different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard and Luke Fickell. The receipt: 10 tackles against Iowa — Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Wisconsin, 173 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 27–13
vs South Dakota
1 SOLO · 4 TOT · 1 QB HUR
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 senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jerome Jolly Jr.'s senior season at Liberty (2023).
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