[8] Entering the final year of his entry-level contract for the 2018–19 campaign, Jacobs received his first NHL recall by the injury-riddled Devils on March 21, 2019.

[9] That same day, he would make his NHL debut in a 5-1 defeat to the Boston Bruins at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey[10] before returning to the AHL ranks with Binghamton.

[11] Following six seasons within the Devils organization, Jacobs was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on August 4, 2021.

[16] In July 2024, having left the Blues as a free agent, Jacobs signed a one-year AHL contract with the Montreal Canadiens' affiliate Laval Rocket.

[17] Six months later, he would suffer a knee-injury in a game versus the Abbotsford Canucks on January 4, 2025 which required surgery, effectively ending his season outright.