D.J. Jackson: DL · Louisiana Tech · #90.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
D.J. Jackson
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Third year in the Louisiana Tech defensive front. On tape: 3 tackles against SMU, Week 3, 2021.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 17 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 29 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-35@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-42vs SE Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-39vs SMU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 27-34@ No. 23 NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-19@ UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-45vs No. 24 UTSA | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-23@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-52@ UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-32vs Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-35vs Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35@ Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
6%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
6%1 hurry17 tackles · 1 for loss.
3 seasons under Skip Holtz — 18-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
52.0%
411 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisiana Tech — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
