Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 9-31vs Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jarrett Jackson
Senior defensive lineman on Michigan State's 2023 roster.
6′6″ · 300 lb · West Palm Beach, FL
CFB Index 19 · #249 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceMichigan State 2023 alumnus
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.
Recruiting
3★
SDE recruit
No. 838 nationally · Signed with Louisville
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Michigan State's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisville in 2018.
- Transferred from Florida State to Michigan State in 2023.
Jarrett Jackson
Wins his gap play after play. Jarrett Jackson has played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Maryland — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Michigan State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20186 games
- Signed with Louisville3-star out of Palm Beach Gardens
2023
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coaches2018
Michigan State
Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Dantonio → Mel Tucker. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018Louisville2-10HC: Lorenzo Ward · Balanced
2020Florida State3-6HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2021Florida State6-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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 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
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Michigan State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Louisville | 16 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Louisville | 15 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 46 | 17 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Xach Gill’s 2022 season.
85%match
Matches Xach on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Xach on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Xach Gill's senior season at Temple (2022).
86%match
Matches Xach on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jarrett Jackson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology