Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-39@ USC | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs Sacramento State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#6
Jahzon Jacks
Senior defensive lineman on Fresno State's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 260 lb · East Palo Alto, CA · St. Mary's HS
CFB Index 53 · #191 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Fresno State for 2026
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
0
sacks · 2026
2 TFL · 9 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 TFL, 7 tackles, at USC
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Fresno State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Fresno State in 2022.
Jahzon Jacks
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Jahzon Jacks has been at Fresno State through three head coaches in five seasons. The receipt: 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL against USC — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Fresno State3-star out of St. Mary's
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Fresno State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2023
Fresno State
2024era →
Tim Skipper
Fresno State
2025–2026era →
Matt Entz
Fresno State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, and Matt Entz. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced
2023Fresno State9-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Pass-leaning
2024Fresno State6-7HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced
2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning
2026Fresno State1-1HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBounce-Back
Elite: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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: 4.5 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
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
53 · #191 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #191 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #13 of 35 Mountain West DLs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fresno State | 9 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 32 | 19 | 7.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 20 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 36 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–3
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Fresno State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Fresno State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (13 in / 10 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #70
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jonathan Jones’s 2024 season.
Matches Jonathan on
TFL rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Jonathan on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Thomas Davis's senior season at App State (2025).
71%match
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 14
Matches Thomas on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Thomas on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jahzon Jacks
Background
2025 (JUNIOR): Started in all 13 games this season … had 29 tackles (15 solo) … added 5.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, four tumble recoveries, five quarterback hurries and a blocked field goal … led the Mountain West and FBS in fumble recoveries (4) … his four fumble recoveries are the most by a Bulldog since...
The defensive line · Fresno State
- #6Jahzon Jacks7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Merhauti Xepera5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- Deijon Laffitte4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Martin Owusu2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #54Sione Noa2 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Fresno State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology