Anthony Jacobs

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Photo by: SFA Athletics

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 228
Position:
LB
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Cypress Ridge

2018 (Junior): Appeared in all 10 games and made eight starts at linebacker, including the final seven games of the season ... Finished with the second-most tackles for loss (5.5) and third-most sacks (2.5) among all Lumberjack defenders ... Racked up 30 total tackles on the season with 15 unassisted stops and an interception ... Tied for the most quarterback hurries on the team (3) ... Recorded four or more tackles four times and had seven multi-tackle games ... Posted four tackles with a two-yard half sack at Incarnate Word (Sept. 15) after beginning the season at FBS 18th-ranked Mississippi State (Sept. 1) with a quarterback hurry ... Claimed a one-yard tackle for loss and had two tackles total with a quarterback hurry in the 24-21 home win over Abilene Christian (Sept. 22) ... Also made four tackles in the 93rd Battle of the Piney Woods inside NRG Stadium in Houston again No. 16 Sam Houston State (Oct. 6) ... Registered a career-high in both tackles for loss (2.5) and sacks (2) in the 42-14 road rout of Houston Baptist (Oct. 20), tallying six tackles with five unassisted stops ... Earned a season-high seven tackles and had a quarterback hurry versus Lamar (Oct. 27) ... Owned a one-yard tackle for loss at 16th-ranked Nicholls before collecting three tackles and making a second-quarter six-yard interception return in the 53rd Battle for Chief Caddo against Northwestern State (Nov. 15).

2017 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 11 games at linebacker, starting the final nine games of the season ... Totaled 54 tackles on the season, including making 26 unassisted, with four tackles for loss for negative 14 yards ... Also claimed half a sack for a loss of four yards, two pass breakups and a forced fumble ... Tallied five or more tackles in four different games ... Racked up a career-high 13 tackles, including a career-best seven solo stops and a four-yard assisted sack, in the thrilling 37-31 home victory over Incarnate Word (Sept. 16) ... Made 11 tackles, including six unassisted, and forced a fumble against No. 11/9 Sam Houston State in the 92nd Battle of the Piney Woods at NRG Stadium in Houston (Oct. 7) ... Notched a career-high 1.5 TFLs for minus five yards and finished with six total tackles in the 34-7 road rout of Lamar (Oct. 28).

2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in nine games with one start ... Finished the year with 11 tackles, including four solo tackles ... Registered a pair of solo tackles in his collegiate debut at Texas Tech ... Had four tackles in his first career start in the win over Northwestern State ... Registered three tackles at Houston Baptist ... Had one tackle and was credited with 0.5 tackles for loss in the win at Incarnate Word.

2015 (Redshirt): Utilized his redshirt season, competing on the SFA scout team.

Prior to SFA: Three year letterwinner at Cypress Ridge High School ... Two-time all district selection ... Helped lead the Rams to the area finals in 2013 ... Posted 60 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 12 sacks during his prep career ... Coached by Gary Thiebaud ... Also lettered once in basketball ... Son of Folorunsko and Edith Jacobs ... Collegiate major is undecided.