Senior linebacker for Oregon. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 240 lb · San Francisco, CA · Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
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
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, 1 TFL, at Oklahoma State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Oregon. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Jerry Mixon
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He has spent four seasons in the Oregon linebacker corps. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Oklahoma State, Week 2, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dan Lanning.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-39@ Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 84-0vs Portland State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–27
vs Boise State
3 tackles · 1 pass breakups · 1 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With D. Moore — 378 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -5 rush yds (2 car) · B. Ettridge — 48 yards per punt · 3 punts · 3 inside the 20
Since week 2: +2 tackles, +0.5 tackles for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dan Lanning — 40-6 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (92nd percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
50.9%
110 pass / 106 run
Plays / game
72.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
122 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #81 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #14 of 72 Big Ten LBs
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.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bo Bauer’s 2021 season.
Matches Bo on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sone Aupiu's junior season at New Mexico State (2025).
Matches Sone on
Differs from Sone on
As A Junior (2025) » Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3) Played in all 15 games as a junior while making 13 starts … Helped the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Fifth on the team with a career-high 57 tackles (28 solo) while adding 4.0 tackles for loss, half a sack,...
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