Sophomore linebacker for Florida International. 2022: 20 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Prattville, AL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
2 linebacker for Florida International. 2022: 20 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJake Howard
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The receipt: 5 tackles against North Texas — Week 10, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Florida International, 20 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida International | 20 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 38–37
vs Bryant
1 SOLO · 3 TOT
Edged out Bryant at home in a shootout.
With G. James — 207 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 65.2 · D. Montiel — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 51 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-37vs Bryant | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-73@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-7@ New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-33vs UConn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-52@ North Texas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 7-52vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-40@ UTEP | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-33vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 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.
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Todd Bradley’s 2022 season.
Matches Todd on
Differs from Todd on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Todd Bradley's sophomore season at Georgia Southern (2022).
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Player DNA