Jack MacKinnon

Junior edge rusher on Nevada's 2026 roster.

EDGE · Nevada · Jr. · #9

6′4″ · 239 lb · Sarasota, FL

Returning to Nevada for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETat Middle TennesseeJohnny "Red" Floyd StadiumNevada by 3.5

How he plays

Sacks: 37th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sacks · 2026

2 tackles

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Western Kentucky

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 edge rusher on Nevada's 2026 roster.

Transferred from Michigan to Nevada in 2025.

His career, year by year

Jack MacKinnon

EDGE · Nevada · Jr · #9

Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Sherrone Moore and Jeff Choate. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 1, 2026.

2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
head-coach lineage
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Michigan8-5HC: Sherrone Moore · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2026Nevada1-1HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles (0th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#121 / 457 · 37th pct

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QB hurries#126 / 457 · 36th pct

Passes defended#169 / 457 · 32nd pct

Tackles for loss#279 / 457 · 20th pct

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Solo tackles#456 / 457 · 0th pct

Tackles#458 / 457 · 0th pct

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 & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Choate

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Nevada	2	--	--	--	--
2024	Michigan	1	--	--	--	--
Career		3	--	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 49–14

vs Western Kentucky

2 TOT

Dominant 35-point win at home against Western Kentucky.

With C. Jones — 163 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.0 · 50 rush yds (6 car) · E. Baulch — 48 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 49-14vs Western Kentucky	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 2 tackles
Total		2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0

The defensive line · Nevada

#32Dylan LabarberaEDGE · Sr.16.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#10Logologo Va'aDL · Sr.2 tackles for loss · 2025
#96Tanner VaughanDL · Sr.1 tackle for loss · 2025
#92Myles WilliamsEDGE · Sr.1 tackle for loss · 2025
#9Jack MacKinnonEDGE · Jr.1 game · 2026

14 more on the roster · Nevada team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

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