Senior defensive back on UCF's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Lauderhill, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 243 nationally · Signed with East Carolina
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on UCF's 2026 roster.
Antoine Jackson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Bethune-Cookman — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UCF | 39 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UCF | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 19 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 75 | 47 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 2 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-30vs Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
1 tackles for loss · 2 tackles · 1 pass breakups
Dominant 67-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
With T. Swint — 48 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · A. Barnett — 158 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.9 · 9 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup, +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (97th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
41.2%
70 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
56.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
78 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #402 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #34 of 42 Big 12 DBs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mekhi Blackmon’s 2021 season.
Matches Mekhi on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braylon Johnson's junior season at Wake Forest (2025).
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Player DNA
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