Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Norfolk State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Jackson Forrest
Sophomore linebacker for Old Dominion. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Concord, NC · Northwest Cabarrus
CFB Index 66 · #158 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Old Dominion)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
11
tackles · 2026
2.5 TFL · 2 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 sacks, at Virginia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Old Dominion. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Old Dominion in 2025.
Jackson Forrest
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the Old Dominion linebacker corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Virginia Tech — Week 2, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
202512 games
- Signed with Old Dominion3-star out of Northwest Cabarrus
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Old Dominion
NFL
NFL Draft
—
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Old Dominion
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 11-4 over that span.
2025Old Dominion10-3HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy
2026Old Dominion1-1HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: sacks (97th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Concern: tackles (27th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 2 games: 5.5 TKL/g, 1.2 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
66 · #158 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #158 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 11 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 52 | 19 | 7.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 63 | 25 | 9.5 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–10
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 21-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With Q. Henicle — 137 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 68 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · I. Brandt — 45 AVG · 46 LONG · 2 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jadon Mayfield’s 2025 season.
66%match
Differs from Jadon on
Hurry rate (lower)
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jadon Mayfield's freshman season at Louisiana Tech (2025).
69%match
Matches Jadon on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Differs from Jadon on
Hurry rate (lower)
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jackson Forrest
The linebacker corps · Old Dominion
- #4Jeremy Mack Jr.75 tackles · 2025
- #38Seth Naotala64 tackles · 2025
- #18Jackson Forrest52 tackles · 2025
- #13Jed Olotu-Judah14 tackles · 2025
- #24Dirrick Goodman11 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Old Dominion team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology