Last confirmed: Iowa, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 212 lb · Davenport, IA
Jake Gervase: DB · Iowa · #30.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jake Gervase
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. This is his third year in the same secondary at Iowa. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Nebraska — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
83 tackles. 3 passes defended. 4 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.
The Des Moines Register Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-3vs Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Northern Iowa | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-28vs No. 18 Wisconsin | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-31@ Minnesota | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-16@ Indiana | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-0vs Maryland | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-30@ No. 17 Penn State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 36-38@ Purdue | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 10-14vs Northwestern | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 63-0@ Illinois | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28vs Nebraska | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-22vs No. 18 Mississippi State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 83 | 45 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
83tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL83 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 25-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
45.7%
407 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
83 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 145 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
