Leon Jacobs
Leon Jacobs (born October 3, 1995) is a Nigerian-American professional American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin.[1] The San Pedro native holds the record for most games played by a Football Bowl Subdivision player having played in 59 NCAA contests.[2]
![]() Jacobs in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
No. 48 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Enugu, Nigeria | October 3, 1995||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Golden Valley (Santa Clarita, California) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 230 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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Early years
Jacobs attended and played high school football at Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita, California.[3]
College career
Jacobs attended and played college football at Wisconsin.[4] After playing exclusively at linebacker in 2015, he played both linebacker and fullback in 2016 and returned to just the defensive side of the ball in 2017.[5]
Collegiate statistics
Leon Jacobs | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
2013 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | FR | LB | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | SO | LB | 14 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | JR | LB | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | JR | FB | 14 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | SR | LB | 14 | 35 | 25 | 60 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Career | Wisconsin | 59 | 86 | 56 | 142 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Professional career
Jacobs was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round (230th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[6] He played in 12 games with three starts. In Week 14, against the Tennessee Titans, he scored a safety when tackled Cameron Batson in the endzone.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on December 14, 2018 with a quad injury.[8] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 21 combined tackles.[9]
References
- "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - LEON JACOBS". www.nfl.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- "Orange Bowl victory would complete a historic run for Wisconsin senior class". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- "Leon Jacobs, Golden Valley , Outside Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- "Leon Jacobs College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - LEON JACOBS". www.nfl.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- "2018 NFL Draft: Jaguars select Leon Jacobs". BigCatCountry.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- "Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans - December 6th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. December 14, 2018.
- "Leon Jacobs 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.