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]

Leon Jacobs
Jacobs in 2019
No. 48 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-03) October 3, 1995
Enugu, Nigeria
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Golden Valley
(Santa Clarita, California)
College:Wisconsin
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 230
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:66
Sacks:2.0
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Jacobs was born in Nigeria, the oldest of four children of Theresa, a nurse, and Tony, an entrepreneur. He was given an Igbo name, Somgolie Nwude. His brother, Chibueze, played college basketball at Sacramento State.[3] His family immigrated to California around the time that Jacobs began attending school.[4]

Jacobs played football as a freshman at Bishop Montgomery High School before quitting to focus on basketball. He did not resume playing football until he was a senior at Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita, California.[3][5]

College career

Jacobs attended and played college football at Wisconsin.[6] In 2015, his season was ended by a foot injury after four games. He was granted a medical hardship waiver and extra year of eligibility. Until 2016 he had played exclusively at linebacker.[7] He played both linebacker and fullback in 2016 and returned to just the defensive side of the ball in 2017 as the Badgers needed to replace linebackers T. J. Watt and Vince Biegel.[8]

Collegiate statistics
Leon Jacobs Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
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.[9] 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.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on December 14, 2018 with a quad injury.[11] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 21 combined tackles.[12]

Jacobs entered the 2020 season as a starting linebacker for the Jaguars. In Week 3, he suffered a torn ACL and was placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2020.[13][14]

References
  1. "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - LEON JACOBS". www.nfl.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. "Orange Bowl victory would complete a historic run for Wisconsin senior class". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  3. Frenette, Gene (May 8, 2020). "Gene Frenette: From Nigeria to U.S., Theresa Jacobs nurtured her Jaguars son on right path". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  4. Mulhern, Tom (August 15, 2013). "Badgers football: Freshman linebacker Leon Jacobs finds new passion at UW". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  5. "Leon Jacobs, Golden Valley , Outside Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  6. "Leon Jacobs College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  7. "Leon Jacobs finally has a home at OLB for No. 5 Wisconsin". USA Today. Associated Press. October 15, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  8. "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - LEON JACOBS". www.nfl.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  9. "2018 NFL Draft: Jaguars select Leon Jacobs". BigCatCountry.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  10. "Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans - December 6th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  11. "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. December 14, 2018.
  12. "Leon Jacobs 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  13. Gantt, Darin (September 25, 2020). "Jaguars linebacker Leon Jacobs tears ACL". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  14. "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. September 28, 2020.


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