Kennesaw State · L 28-44
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 5 below.
Jackson Lowe
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Third year in the Middle Tennessee secondary. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Jacksonville State — Week 4, 2026.
41 tackles · 1 sack
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. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 41 | 25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 36 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 78 | 56 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-23@ Jacksonville State | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 0-55@ Kansas | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30vs Delaware | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-23@ Florida International | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-44vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 28 · L 28-44 vs Kennesaw State, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Middle Tennessee’s defense played that day
Kennesaw State’s 12 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 7.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
41tackles this season41 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Derek Mason — 10-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
53.0%
259 pass / 230 run
Plays / game
61.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
41 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #169 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #12 of 19 Conference USA CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Derek Mason.
