Sophomore defensive lineman on Liberty's 2025 roster.
6′2″ · 280 lb · Sumter, SC
The numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 10 tackles
Best game: 1 TFL, 5 tackles, at Bowling Green
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Liberty's 2025 roster.
DJ Jackson
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Bowling Green, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (2nd percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 28–7
vs Maine
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Maine | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-23@ Bowling Green | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 13-31vs James Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21@ Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Liberty
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Liberty
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Liberty · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #79 · 2026 recruiting class #109
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nick James’s 2024 season.
Matches Nick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Deandre Lynch's sophomore season at Old Dominion (2024).
Matches Deandre on
Player DNA