Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#5
Chris Jackson
Senior defensive back on Ball State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 164 lb · San Diego, CA · Madison High School
Transferred Colorado State → Ball State for 2026
Recruiting
2★
IOL recruit
No. 280 nationally · Joined Colorado State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on Ball State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Colorado State in 2023.
- Transferred from Colorado State to Ball State in 2026.
Chris Jackson
Chris Jackson has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Ohio State, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Colorado State2-star out of College of DuPage
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ball State
2025–2026era →
Mike Uremovich
Ball State
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ball State
2025Colorado State
2026Ball State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Colorado State8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning
2025Colorado State2-10HC: Tyson Summers · Balanced
2026Ball State1-2HC: Mike Uremovich · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Pass share
50.0%
90 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
60.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
103 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Defensive secondary transfer comes to Ball State with one year of eligibility … Jackson made appearances in all 12 games for Colorado State in 2025, finishing the year with seven tackles from his defensive back position … saw action in two games for the Rams in 2024 to earn a redshirt … played…
The secondary · Ball State
- #4Willizhuan Yates32 tackles · 2025
- Derek Fields Jr.31 tackles · 2025
- #2Tobi Adewoyin14 tackles · 2025
- #12Deondre Shepherd13 tackles · 2025
- #5Chris Jackson7 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Ball State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology