Jerry_Jacobs_(American_football)
Jerry Jacobs (American football)
American football player (born 1997)
Jerry Jacobs (born September 26, 1997) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Hutchinson Community College, Arkansas State and Arkansas.
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| Born: | (1997-09-26) September 26, 1997 (age 26) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | South Cobb (Austell, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Hutchinson Community College (2016–2018) Arkansas State (2018–2019) Arkansas (2020) | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Jacobs began his collegiate career at Hutchinson Community College. He Earned KJCC All-Conference honors with the Blue Dragons and recorded 39 tackles and four interceptions. In the fall of 2018 he transferred to Arkansas State. During the 2018 season he recorded 31 tackles, four interceptions and eight pass breakups in 13 games. Following the season he was named second-team All-Sun Belt Conference.[1] During the 2019 season, he made four starts with 21 tackles, and two pass breakups, before suffering a season-ending ACL tear.[2]
Following the season he transferred to Arkansas.[3][4] On October 26, 2020, Jacobs opted out of the remaining six games of the season and declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. In four games with the Razorbacks, he recorded 17 tackles, including one for a loss. His 249 defensive snaps were the fourth-most on the team.[5][6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 10+1⁄4 in (1.78 m) |
208 lb (94 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.53 s | 1.64 s | 2.63 s | 4.33 s | 6.95 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 20 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[7] | ||||||||||||
On May 1, 2021, Jacobs signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent.[8] He was named to the Lions' 53-man roster and made his first career start in Week 5.[9][10] He started the next nine games before suffering a torn ACL in Week 14. He was placed on injured reserve on December 13, 2021.[11]
Jacobs was placed on the reserve/PUP list to start the 2022 season.[12] He was activated on October 22.[13]
Jacobs entered the 2023 season as a starting cornerback for the Lions. In Week 4, he recorded two interceptions on Packers quarterback Jordan Love in a 34-20 win. He finished the season with 55 tackles, eight passes defensed, and three interceptions through 15 games and 12 starts.
- McElwain, John (November 29, 2018). "Sun Belt Announces 2018 Football Postseason All-Conference, Individual Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- Daeschner, Trenton (September 19, 2019). "RED WOLVES REPORT: Junior CB finished for season". arkansasonline.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- "Former Arkansas State DB Jerry Jacobs transfers to Arkansas". kait8.com. January 10, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- Daeschner, Trenton (May 6, 2020). "Arkansas State transfer arrives cleared of ACL injury". wholehogsports.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- Jones, Matt (October 26, 2020). "Jerry Jacobs leaves Arkansas football team, will focus on NFL Draft". The Northwest Arkansas Times. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- Biddy, Trey (March 10, 2021). "Jerry Jacobs regrets decision to opt out midseason at Arkansas". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- "Jerry Jacobs, Arkansas, CB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- Biddy, Trey (May 1, 2021). "Jerry Jacobs signs with Detroit Lions as undrafted free agent". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- Rogers, Justin (July 31, 2021). "Lions' rookie Jacobs overcomes troubled past to make his play for a roster spot". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- DeMara, Max (September 1, 2021). "Long-Shot Cornerback Jerry Jacobs 'Speechless' Over Making Lions". heavy.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- "Jerry Jacobs, one of the NFL's best undrafted rookies, out 9 months after ACL injury". MLive.com. December 13, 2021.
- "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2022.
- Reisman, Jeremy (October 22, 2022). "Lions activate Jerry Jacobs, Josh Paschal from PUP; make 3 PS moves". Pride Of Detroit. SB Nation. Retrieved January 27, 2023.