Last confirmed: Iowa, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 192 lb · Corinth, TX · Lake Dallas
Josh Jackson: DB · Iowa · #15.
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Josh Jackson
Erases the deep middle of the field. He has spent two seasons in the Iowa secondary. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Iowa State — Week 2, 2017.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 18 passes defended. 8 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Des Moines Register Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-3vs Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-41@ Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-14vs North Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-21vs No. 4 Penn State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-17@ Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-16vs Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-17@ Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10vs Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-24vs No. 3 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-38@ No. 6 Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 15-24vs Purdue | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-14@ Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 27-20@ Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 34 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 18 |
Week 10 · 2017
W 55-24
vs Ohio State
3 interceptions · 3 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against Ohio State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
38%18 pass breakupsInterceptions
8interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL48 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 18 pass breakups · 8 interceptions.
2 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
42.9%
355 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
374 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Iowa, 58 tackles — drafted at #45 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
Where he ended up · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 9th NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 9th NFL season
