Jacob Ponton
Texas Tech Red Raiders
85
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Jacob Ponton is the projected starter at RT for Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Redshirt sophomore · #70 · 6'8", 315 lbs
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Texas Tech Starting Lineup
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Up next for Texas Tech
Texas Tech plays West Virginia at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 09:30 PM ET.
At 6'8", 315 lbs, Jacob Ponton plays for a Texas Tech team rated 90 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 94-rated offense; 75th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 85 after depth penalty.
Team offense (SP+)
94
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 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
Not tracked for this position.
Linemen and long snappers don't record box-score stats, so there's no game-by-game log to show.
Jacob Ponton's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
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