James Jackson
James Jackson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Five seasons at Virginia, two different head coaches: Bronco Mendenhall and Tony Elliott. 2022 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against North Carolina, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia, 254 tackles — drafted at #65 overall by Cleveland.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
ClevelandEntering 26th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 13–7
at Missouri
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
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.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Alan Tisdale’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Barr's graduate season at UCF (2024).
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