Drake Jackson
Drake Jackson
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-SEC. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Arizona State — Week 10, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
One season at USC, 37 tackles — drafted at #61 overall by San Francisco.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-SEC
Where He Ended Up · NFL
San FranciscoEntering 5th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-SEC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | USC | 37 | 23 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 23 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 45–14
at Washington State
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 3 SOLO
Dominant 31-point win on the road against Washington State.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jeff Pietrowski’s 2021 season.
Differs from Jeff on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Samuel Okunlola's junior season at Colorado (2024).
Matches Samuel on
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