Last confirmed: Florida State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 229 lb · Alief, TX · Alief Elsik
Dontavious Jackson: LB · Florida State · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dontavious Jackson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons at Florida State, three different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Odell Haggins and Willie Taggart. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Boise State — Week 1, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 23
Tomahawk Nation Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida State | 43 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Florida State | 76 | 46 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | Florida State | 17 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Florida State | 20 | 9 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 156 | 90 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-36vs Boise State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-44vs UL Monroe | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31@ No. 25 Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-13vs NC State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-45@ No. 2 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-22@ Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-12vs Alabama State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-40@ No. 8 Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups43 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
48.0%
432 pass / 468 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
481 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida State, 156 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 37 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Willie Taggart, and Odell Haggins. Multi-era developmental context.
