Damian Jackson: DE · Buffalo · #38.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Damian Jackson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Scott Frost and Maurice Linguist. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Miami (OH), Week 5, 2022.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-31@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-37vs Holy Cross | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-38@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 50-31@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-20vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 38-7@ Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7@ Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27vs Toledo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-45@ Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-31@ Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-30vs Kent State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 23-22vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
4%1 sackTFL rate
11%2 TFL23 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
45.8%
419 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
70.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Nebraska and Buffalo, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Frost and Maurice Linguist.
