Jacob Ponton
Texas Tech Red Raiders
85
Great

Jacob Ponton

Texas Tech Red RaidersContender
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Projected Starter

Is Jacob Ponton starting?

Jacob Ponton is the projected starter at RT for Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Jacob Ponton is the projected starting RT on a Contender Texas Tech — 85 OVR.

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Depth at RT · Texas Tech Red Raiders

  1. 17085Jacob PontonStarter
  2. 27476Daniel Sill

What's Next

Who do they play next?Drew Terrill — vs Houston · Fri, Sep 18Who's the backup?Daniel Sill — No. 2 at RT for Texas TechHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Texas Tech Red Raiders

The Story

The Story

A 4-star recruit out of Dripping Springs, ranked #385 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit4★ · #385 Natl
Dripping Springs, TX
Jersey
#70
Class
RS SO
Height
6'8"
Weight
315 lbs

At 6'8", 315 lbs, Jacob Ponton plays for a Texas Tech team rated 89 overall in the Big 12.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8978
National Rank
#385
High School
Dripping Springs
Hometown
Dripping Springs, TX

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated offense; 75th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 85 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

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

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Jacob Ponton's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Great
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