Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ USC | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#8
Kody Jackson
Junior safety for Louisiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Shreveport, LA · Evangel Christian
Returning to Louisiana for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, vs Lamar
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety for Louisiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana in 2023.
- 1 interception in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
Kody Jackson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent four seasons in the Louisiana secondary. One game to point at: 2 tackles against USC — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Louisiana3-star out of Evangel Christian Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Louisiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Louisiana
Played his entire career under Michael Desormeaux.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 23-19 over that span.
2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2026Louisiana1-1HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 2 games: 1.0 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
Michael Desormeaux
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–7
vs Lamar
1 INT
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
With L. Winfield — 189 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · 84 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Golding — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Louisiana
Returning around him
- 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (5 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #99 · 2026 recruiting class #91
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kevin Anderson’s 2022 season.
Matches Kevin on
Height
PD rate
TFL rate
Differs from Kevin on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kollin Lewis's junior season at North Texas (2025).
Matches Kollin on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Kody Jackson
Background
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore) Earned a pair of starts in the secondary and played in 12 games overall … earned starts in games against South Alabama and Texas State … had 17 tackles with an interception, tackle for loss and pass breakup … recorded season-high six tackles in reserve role against ULM …...
The secondary · Louisiana
- #11Brent Gordon Jr.62 tackles · 2025
- #4Tyree Skipper55 tackles · 2025
- #7Courtline Flowers48 tackles · 2025
- #21Maurion Eleam47 tackles · 2025
- #8Kody Jackson17 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Louisiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology