Dorian Jackson: CB · Western Michigan · #23.
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Dorian Jackson
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Second year in the same secondary at Western Michigan. The first one came in 2021: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Northern Illinois — Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 41 | 25 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 25 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 |
| Career | 66 | 44 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 20 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-30@ Ball State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-34vs No. 23 Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-34@ San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-7vs New Hampshire | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-45vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-33vs Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 16-10@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 9-13@ Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 12-10@ Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-14vs Toledo | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 41 | 25 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 8 |
Week 5 · 2022
W 44-7
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 37-point win at home against New Hampshire.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this season41 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Tim Lester — 13-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Lester
Pass share
42.2%
335 pass / 458 run
Plays / game
66.1
12 games
Team sack rate
11.8%
356 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Michigan, 66 tackles — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2021)
