Wisconsin Badgers

Honors and Awards
2017: All-Big Ten honorable mention, Big Ten Defensive of the Week (Oct. 16, Nov. 13)

Notable: Played outside linebacker in 2013, inside linebacker in 2014 and 2015 and fullback in 2016 before moving to outside linebacker during spring practice in 2017 … received medical hardship waiver to regain season of eligibility lost to injuries in 2015 ... invited to 2018 East-West Shrine Game ... invited to 2018 NFL Scouting Combine
 
Career: Played in 59 games, the most by a player in FBS history ... made 18 starts … made 142 total tackles, including 15.5 TFLs and 6.5 sacks … recorded 3 interceptions … part of winningest senior class in school history, posting four-year record of 45-10 that included 29-5 mark in Big Ten play and 11-1 record in rivalry games … part of four consecutive bowl game wins, four straight seasons of 10-plus wins and three Big Ten West Division titles … contributor to one of the of nation’s elite units, with UW ranking No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (16.0 ppg), No. 2 in rushing defense (104.8 ypg), No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (103.9) and No. 3 in total defense (281.7 ypg) over the span of his 4-year career

2017 Season: Earned fourth letter, starting all 14 games at outside linebacker ... notched 60 tackles, including 35 solo stops, 9.5 TFL and 3.5 sacks ... contributed to unit that ranked No. 2 nationally in total defense (262.1 yards per game), No. 3 in scoring defense (13.9 points per game), No. 3 in rushing defense (98.4 ypg) and No. 1 in pass efficiency defense (96.4) … shared Jimmy Demetral Team MVP award with fellow senior teammates … recorded 5 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, and had 1 pass breakup vs. Miami in Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 ... notched 5 tackles and 1 interception vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 2 ... recorded 4 tackles, 1.0 sack, and 2 fumble recoveries, including 1 returned for a touchdown, vs. Iowa on Nov. 11 ... had 9 tackles and 1 interception vs. Purdue on Oct. 14 ...  recorded 4 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 pass breakup vs. Michigan on Nov. 18 ... had a pass breakup and 6 tackles, including 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack, vs. Florida Atlantic ... had 2 tackles, including 1.5 sacks, and 1 pass breakup at Indiana on Nov. 4 ... had 6 tackles at Minnesota on Nov. 25 ... made 6 tackles at BYU on Sept. 16 ... made 4 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs, in season opener vs. Utah State on Sept. 1 ... recorded 3 tackles, including 0.5 TFL, at Nebraska on Oct. 7 ... made 3 tackles vs. Maryland on Oct. 21 ... had 2 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, vs. Northwestern on Sept. 30
 
2016 Season: Earned third letter, playing in all 14 games … had 37 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and an interception … recorded 11 tackles, including 7 solo stops, vs. Nebraska on Oct. 29 … had 4 tackles in Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Western Michigan on Jan. 2 … made first career interception against Minnesota on Nov. 26, returning it 25 yards … recorded a sack vs. Akron on Sept. 10

2015 Season: Played in four games with three starts at inside linebacker before suffering season-ending injury … received medical hardship waiver ... finished with 10 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs and 0.5 sacks … made five tackles in season opener vs. Alabama on Sept. 5 … had four total tackles, including 1.0 TFL and 0.5 sack, vs. Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 12 … recorded 1.0 TFL vs. Hawai’I on Sept. 26

2014 Season: Earned second letter, playing in all 14 games with one start at inside linebacker ... finished with 28 total tackles, including 2.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks ... in first career start, recorded 12 tackles, including 2.0 for loss and 1.5 sacks, and had a quarterback hurry vs. Illinois on Oct. 11 ... made four tackles vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20 ... logged two tackles vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 6 ... notched two tackles vs. Maryland on Oct. 25 ... opened the season with two tackles vs. LSU on Aug. 30 ... tallied one tackle at Iowa on Nov. 22 ... made one tackle vs. Nebraska on Nov. 15 ... recorded one tackle at Rutgers on Nov. 1 ... logged one tackle vs. South Florida on Sept. 27 ... registered one tackle at Northwestern on Oct. 4 ... recorded one tackle vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 6

2013 Season: Earned first letter, playing in all 13 games ... finished season with seven total tackles, including 1.0 TFL ... registered two tackles at Arizona State on Sept. 14 ... recorded first tackle for loss vs. Purdue on Sept. 21 ... recorded one tackle in the Capital One Bowl against South Carolina on Jan. 1 ... made one tackle vs. Northwestern on Oct. 12 ... had one tackle at Ohio State on Sept. 28 ... recorded one tackle vs. Tennessee Tech on Sept. 7 ... made Badgers debut vs. UMass on Aug. 31

High School: Three-star recruit according to ESPN ... rated as the No. 77 outside linebacker according to ESPN, No. 119 by Scout ... ranked as the No. 89 recruit in the state of California by ESPN ... first-team all-conference as a senior ... rushed for 847 yards and six touchdowns as a senior ... also recorded 19 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble and a defensive touchdown ... four-year letterwinner in basketball ... three-time second-team All-Del Rey League selection in basketball ... honor roll student ... head coach was Robert Fisher

Personal: Parents are Tony and Theresa Jacobs ... volunteered as math and science tutor ... enjoys listening to music and playing basketball ... participated in study abroad program in Rome in summer of 2016 ... graduated with bachelor’s degree in personal finance in December 2017