6′0″ · 290 lb · Little Rock, AR · Parkview Magnet
Kenyon Jackson: DL · Illinois · #95.
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Kenyon Jackson
Wins his gap play after play. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Illinois. On tape: 9 tackles against Northwestern, Week 14, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-42vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-23vs No. 6 Wisconsin | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-6@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-29vs Northwestern | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 16 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries16 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
4 seasons under Lovie Smith — 15-34 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Pass share
43.2%
363 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
64.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
406 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Illinois, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 31 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lovie Smith.
