Last confirmed: LSU, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 173 lb · Metairie, LA · Riverdale
Donte Jackson: DB · LSU · #1.
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Donte Jackson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Donte Jackson has played for two head coaches in three seasons at LSU. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Florida — Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 9 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-0vs BYU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Chattanooga | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-37@ Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-24vs Troy | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16@ No. 21 Florida | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 27-23vs No. 10 Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-24@ Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24@ No. 1 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 33-10vs Arkansas | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-10@ Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-21vs Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-21vs No. 14 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 32 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 9 |
Week 11 · 2017
W 33-10
vs Arkansas
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 23-point win at home against Arkansas.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL48 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 9 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
35.2%
300 pass / 552 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at LSU, 87 tackles — drafted at #55 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
His career
He has a stat line in 33 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 9th NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 9th NFL season
