Linebacker, Western Michigan (from Purdue), 2019–24
Jacob Wahlberg
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Muskegon, MI
Jacob Wahlberg played linebacker at Purdue (2019–22) and Western Michigan (2023–24).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Bowling Green, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Purdue | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Purdue | 32 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 65 | 30 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 78 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 182 | 89 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Purdue | 8 | LB | |||
| 2020 | Purdue | 8 | LB | RS | ||
| 2021 | Purdue | 8 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Purdue | 8 | LB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 8 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 8 | LB | Sr. | 6′4″ | 235 |
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 Western Michigan 13 games, 78 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Wisconsin | L 14–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Ohio State | L 0–56 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 59–31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Marshall | L 20–27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Ball State | W 45–42 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Akron | W 34–24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Buffalo | W 48–41 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Kent State | W 52–21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 28–42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Bowling Green | L 13–31 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Central Michigan | L 14–16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 26–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 14 ✦ | vs. South Alabama | L 23–30 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Western Michigan 12 games, 65 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Saint Francis | W 35–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Syracuse | L 7–48 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Iowa | L 10–41 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at Toledo | L 31–49 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Ball State | W 42–24 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Mississippi State | L 28–41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 21–34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Ohio | L 17–20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | atEastern Michigan | W 45–21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Central Michigan | W 38–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atNorthern Illinois | L 0–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Bowling Green | L 10–34 | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Purdue 11 games, 32 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Penn State | L 31–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Indiana State | W 56–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atSyracuse | L 29–32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 28–26 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Minnesota | W 20–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Maryland | W 31–29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Nebraska | W 43–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Iowa | L 3–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Illinois | W 31–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Indiana | W 30–16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 7–63 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 Purdue 3 games, 7 tackles, 1 INT
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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