Jack Janikowski
Iowa State Cyclones
82
Good

Jack Janikowski

Iowa State CyclonesSolid
LDEDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Washington State
2nd String / Backup

Is Jack Janikowski starting?

Jack Janikowski is listed 2nd string at LDE for Iowa State Cyclones.

Jack Janikowski is listed LDE #2 for Iowa State at 82 OVR.

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Depth at LDE · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 18891Isaac TerrellStarter
  2. 29382Jack JanikowskiYou
  3. 39162Blake Hawkins

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The Story

Making His Case

This season: 10 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Team Share2%
Fallbrook, CA
Jersey
#93
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
255 lbs
Transfer
Washington State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1031

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 65th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.85 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 65% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 27% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12LIOWATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 16-13

Sep 5WSEMOTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-10

Jack Janikowski's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

10 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement17%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.