6′2″ · 270 lb · Romeoville, IL · Plainfield East
Daniel Jackson: DL · Western Michigan · #50.
Daniel Jackson
Daniel Jackson has been at Western Michigan through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Eastern Michigan — Week 8, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 37-28vs Idaho | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-3vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 28-35vs Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2017
W 20-17
0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Lester
Pass share
34.4%
294 pass / 561 run
Plays / game
71.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Michigan — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: P.J. Fleck → Tim Lester. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
