Player
Jacob Martin
DL · Commanders
Jacob Martin: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
6 teams in 8 seasons — and the highest sack total of his career came in year 8 with Washington.
TrendMartin career defense by season
| Season | Team | Sacks | QB Hits | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SEA | 3.0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2019 | HOU | 4.5 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020 | HOU | 3.0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | HOU | 4.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | DEN/NYJ | 2.5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | IND | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | CHI | 3.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | WAS | 5.5 | 18 | 3 |
Martin is the platonic rotational pass rusher: drafted in the 6th round by Seattle in 2018, traded to Houston, then a tour through Denver, NYJ, Indianapolis, and Chicago before landing in Washington. Year 8 in WAS is his career high in both sacks (5.5) and QB hits (18) — a late-career production spike, not a decline.
Sacks per season
| Season | Sacks |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5.5 |
27.5 career sacks and 58 QB hits — the journeyman's compounding ledger.
MilestoneAcross 8 seasons and 6 teams Martin has put up 27.5 career sacks and 58 QB hits. Volume-wise that's roughly 3.4 sacks per season — the exact production band you sign a rotational rusher for. He has been a pressure contributor on every team he's played for.
18 QB hits in 2025 — three times his recent average, and a Washington-pass-rush story.
AnomalyQB hits by year
| Season | QB Hits |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 18 |
From 2021-2024 Martin averaged just 5 QB hits per season. In 2025 with Washington he's at 18 — already a career high and more than 2024 + 2023 combined. The pressure rate ticked up alongside; the sack-to-QB-hit ratio (5.5:18 ≈ 30%) suggests room for more sacks if the finish rate normalizes.
2025 monster stretch: Weeks 7-11 produced 3.5 sacks, 10 QB hits in 5 games.
SplitJacob Martin 2025 weekly pressure
| Week | Sacks | QB Hits |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0.5 | 3 |
| 8 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 1.0 | 1 |
The Week 8 game alone produced 2 sacks and 3 QB hits — Martin's biggest single-game line of the year. Across the 5-week stretch he was on the QB 13 times, the kind of usage that turns rotational players into TV-cutaway players.
Career rate: a sack every ~21 QB pressures registered — Martin finishes when he gets there.
ComparisonCareer totals: 27.5 sacks / 58 QB hits. That's a roughly 47% sacks-to-QB-hits ratio, which is on the higher end for edge rushers and reflects a player who closes plays once he wins his rep. The 2025 line is the outlier the other way (5.5/18 = 30%) — historically the finish rate has been even better, so the rest-of-season floor is encouraging.
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