Jake Springer: DB · Ole Miss · #39.
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Jake Springer
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ken Niumatalolo and Lane Kiffin. On tape: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Tennessee, Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-24vs Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-26@ Tennessee | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 31-17vs LSU | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-31@ No. 18 Auburn | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-14vs Liberty | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-19vs No. 11 Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-17vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-21@ Mississippi State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 54 | 27 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Week 7 · 2021
W 31-26
at Tennessee
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 11 tackles
A close one, won by 5 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL57 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 9.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
42.3%
429 pass / 584 run
Plays / game
84.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
464 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #144 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Navy and Ole Miss, 163 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 34 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ken Niumatalolo and Lane Kiffin.
