Linebacker, James Madison (from Holy Cross), 2019–24
Jacob Dobbs
- Number
- No. 27
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 233 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Macomb, MI
Jacob Dobbs played linebacker at Holy Cross (2019–23) and James Madison (2024).
Career highs
17tackles, career highat Georgia Southern, 20242sacks, career highvs. Southern Miss, 2024Honors
Team titles: Patriot League champions, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Holy Cross | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Holy Cross | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Holy Cross | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Holy Cross | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | James Madison | 69 | 28 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 122 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Holy Cross | 27 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Holy Cross | 27 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Holy Cross | 27 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Holy Cross | 27 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | James Madison | 27 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 233 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 James Madison 9 games, 69 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Charlotte | W 30–7 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 13–6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at North Carolina | W 70–50 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Ball State | W 63–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at UL Monroe | L 19–21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 39–7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Georgia Southern | L 14–28 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Southern Miss | W 32–15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Western Kentucky | W 27–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Holy Cross 1 game, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Boston College | L 28–31 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Holy Cross 1 game, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Buffalo | W 37–31 | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Holy Cross 1 game, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at UConn | W 38–28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Holy Cross 2 games, 18 tackles
No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. New Hampshire; Sep 21 at Yale; Oct 5 at Bucknell; Oct 12 at Brown; Oct 19 vs. Harvard; Oct 26 vs. Colgate; Nov 2 at Lehigh; Nov 9 vs. Lafayette; Nov 16 at Fordham; Nov 23 vs. Georgetown; Nov 30 at Monmouth, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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