Last confirmed: Penn State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 234 lb · Flemington, NJ · Hunterdon Central
Jason Cabinda: LB · Penn State · #40.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jason Cabinda
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent three seasons in the Penn State linebacker corps. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Indiana — Week 5, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
88 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Penn State | 88 | 34 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2016 | Penn State | 80 | 36 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2015 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 168 | 70 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Akron | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-14vs Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-0vs Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-19@ Iowa | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-14vs Indiana | 14 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 31-7@ Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13vs No. 19 Michigan | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-39@ No. 6 Ohio State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ No. 24 Michigan State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-6vs Rutgers | 11 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-44vs Nebraska | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 66-3@ Maryland | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-28vs No. 12 Washington | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 34 | 6.5 | 2.5 | — | 3 |
Week 5 · 2017
W 45-14
vs Indiana
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 14 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against Indiana.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
88tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups88 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
3 seasons under James Franklin — 29-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
51.1%
458 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
511 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
88 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Penn State, 168 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
