Jayden Jackson
Jayden Jackson
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Oklahoma. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 2.5 sacks against Auburn — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 33–27
at Tennessee
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
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
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Oklahoma
Returning around him
- 7 Oklahoma players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (16 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma · Last season: 10-3 (AP #8) · Talent rank #14 · 2026 recruiting class #15
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joshua Donald’s 2024 season.
Matches Joshua on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Cofield's sophomore season at Texas Tech (2024).
Matches Jayden on
Background
Season GP-GS UT AT TOTAL TFL SACKS INT FF FR PBU QBH 2024 13-10 10 20 30 3.0-8 2.0-3 0 0 0 1 0 2025 12-6 12 16 28 5.0-11 3.0-8 0 0 0 0 2 Career 25-16 22 36 58 8.0-11 5.0-11 0 0 0 1 2 2025 (OKLAHOMA) Played in 12 games and made six starts at defensive tackle … missed the Kent State (10/4) game due...