Datona Jackson: DL · UCLA · #58.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Datona Jackson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Third year in the UCLA defensive front. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Washington — Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4.5 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.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-10vs Hawai'i | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-27vs No. 16 LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-40vs Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24@ Stanford | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-42vs Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-16@ Arizona | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17@ Washington | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 31-34vs No. 10 Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-44@ Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-20vs Colorado | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 62-33@ USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 12 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%4 TFLSack rate
17%4 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries21 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Chip Kelly — 15-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Kelly
Pass share
40.0%
334 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
69.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
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 UCLA, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Chip Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
