TRANSACTIONS
Originally drafted by Cleveland in the fourth round (99th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft ... Signed as an unrestricted free agent by Jacksonville on 4/15/20
PRO (Games played/started - 77/65)
• Fifth-year linebacker who has appeared in 77 games and career totals include 535 tackles (326 solo), 24 passes defensed, 21 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, nine forced fumbles and nine INTs
• Since 2017, Schobert's 519 tackles are the third-most in the NFL
Started in all 16 games at middle linebacker this season, leading the team with 141 tackles (84 solo), six tackles for loss, four passes defensed, three INTs, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles ... Was one of five players, and one of only three linebackers in the NFL, to compile at least 100 tackles and three INTs on the year ... Joined former LB Mike Peterson (2005) as the only players in franchise history to tally at least 100 tackles, three INTs and 2.0 sacks in a single season
• 9/13 vs. IND: Started at linebacker and tallied eight tackles, including one for loss, in his Jaguars debut
• 9/20 at TEN: Started at linebacker and made 10 tackles (six solo)
• 9/24 vs. MIA: Started at linebacker and collected eight tackles, including one tackle for loss
• 10/4 at CIN: Started at linebacker and made seven tackles
• 10/11 at HOU: Started at linebacker and made four tackles
• 10/18 vs. DET: Tallied 10 tackles and one INT ... Became the first Jaguars player to record at least 10 tackles and one INT in a single game since LB Myles Jack achieved the feat on Sept. 9, 2019 at NYG
• 10/25 at LAC: Started at linebacker and led the team with nine tackles, including one tackle for loss
• 11/8 vs. HOU: Started at linebacker and made six tackles, including a half-sack
• 11/15 at G.B.: Started at linebacker and tied for the team lead with nine tackles
• 11/22 vs. PIT: Started at linebacker and posted a team-high and season-best 13 tackles (eight solo)
• 11/29 vs. CLE: Started at linebacker and notched eight tackles (seven solo) and one forced fumble
• 12/6 at MIN: Started at linebacker and collected a team-leading 12 tackles (five solo), two passes defensed, one INT returned 43 yards for a TD and 1.0 sack
• 12/13 vs. TEN: Started at linebacker and posted eight tackles (five solo) and one tackle for loss
• 12/20 at BAL: Started at linebacker and amassed 12 tackles (seven solo) and one tackle for loss
• 12/27 vs. CHI: Started at linebacker and tallied eight tackles (six solo), including 1.0 sack, one forced fumble and one INT ... Became the fourth player in franchise history to record a sack, forced fumble and an INT in the same game and is the first to do so since former DE Yannick Ngakoue in 2016
• 1/3 at IND: Started at linebacker and notched nine tackles (five solo)
Started all 16 games and registered a team-leading 133 tackles and two forced fumbles ... Posted career highs in passes defensed (nine) and INTs (four) ... Only player in the NFL in 2019 to tally at least 130 tackles and at least four INTs ... Recorded five games with double-digit tackles
• 9/16 at NYJ: Totaled 13 tackles and one forced fumble in a 23-3 victory
• 9/29 at BAL.: Recorded a team-leading 16 tackles and 1.0 sack
• 11/14 at PIT.: Totaled 10 tackles, four passes defensed and a career-high two INTs
• 11/24 vs. MIA.: Earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week and became the sixth linebacker in NFL history and first since 2005 to have at least two INTs in consecutive games ... Recorded four tackles, four passes defensed and two INTs
Played in 13 games and recorded 103 tackles, six passes defensed, 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one INT
• 9/20 vs. NYJ: Totaled seven tackles, two passes defensed and intercepted QB Sam Darnold with fewer than two minutes remaining to secure the win
• 9/30 at OAK: Registered a season-high 14 tackles and 1.0 sack
• 10/7 vs. BAL: Tallied nine tackles, two passes defensed and one forced fumble
• 12/23 vs. CIN: Recorded three tackles, 1.0 sack and one forced fumble
Selected to the Pro Bowl after playing every defensive snap and finishing second in the NFL with 142 tackles ... Started all 16 games at middle linebacker and added four passes defensed, 3.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and one INT
• 10/29 vs. MIN: Tallied 12 tackles (11 solo), one forced fumble and one INT on the Vikings' opening drive to set up a Browns TD
• 11/19 vs. JAX: Tallied 11 tackles and one forced fumble
• 11/26 at CIN: Registered a season-high-tying 13 tackles (10 solo)
• 12/3 at LAC: Posted 12 tackles and a strip-sack on QB Phillip Rivers
Played in 16 games as a rookie and totaled 16 tackles on defense and a team-leading 12 special teams tackles
COLLEGE (at Wisconsin, 2012-15)
• Played in 45 career games (28 starts) at Wisconsin and amassed 172 tackles, 13.5 sacks and seven forced fumbles
• Earned All-American honors in 2015 and was named the team MVP after totaling 79 tackles, 9.5 sacks and five forced fumbles
• Started all 14 games as a junior, recording 69 tackles, seven passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
• Played in all 13 games as a sophomore in 2013 and made one start and tallied 24 tackles, three passes defensed and 1.0 sack
• Played in five games as a freshman in 2012
• Majored in forest science
PERSONAL
• He and his wife, Megan, welcomed their first son, Simon, in March of 2020
• The family has one dog, Loui. A lab, great dane, terrier and chow chow mix, Loui was named because he was originally a rescue dog from Louisiana following flooding in the area.
• Is a skilled dunker and won the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star Game dunk contest after a between-the-legs throw down
• Favorite band is One Republic and favorite TV shows are Parks and Recreation and the Office
• Knows how to juggle and enjoys fishing and golfing
