Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#40
Lance Jackson
Sophomore edge rusher for Texas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 274 lb · Texarkana, TX · Pleasant Grove
CFB Index 34 · #433 of 583 LBsMedium confidenceReturning to Texas for 2026
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
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 3 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Ohio State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 edge rusher for Texas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Texas in 2025.
Lance Jackson
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Second year in the Texas defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 sacks against Ohio State — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Texas5-star out of Texarkana Pleasant Grove
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Texas
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Steve Sarkisian, all balanced offenses — 12-3 over that span.
2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2026Texas2-0HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
34 · #433 of 583 LBs
Former five-star. Now #433 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #62 of 76 SEC LBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Ohio State
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With A. Manning — 195 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.0 · 24 rush yds (8 car) · D. Smothers — 74 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Edge · Texas
Returning around him
- 6 Texas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (22 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas · Last season: 10-3 (AP #14) · Talent rank #2 · 2026 recruiting class #7
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jayden Wayne’s 2025 season.
Matches Jayden on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Jayden on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
TFL rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jay'shon Thomas's freshman season at Northern Illinois (2025).
Matches Jay'shon on
Solo tackle rate
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Jay'shon on
Class year (lower)
Background
A second-year EDGE from Texarkana, Texas ... has played in 13 games and made one start ... selected to the 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team ... named to the 2025-26 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. FRESHMAN (2025) Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. No. 3/2 Ohio State (8/30) ... wrapped up tw...
The defensive line · Texas
- #1Colin Simmons15.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Hero Kanu4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Ian Geffrard4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #19Zina Umeozulu3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #40Lance Jackson2 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology