McKinnley Jackson

Former defensive lineman at Texas A&M. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.

DL · Texas A&M · Sr. · #3

6′2″ · 325 lb · Lucedale, MS

CFB Index 53 · #190 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceCincinnati — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 34, #97 overall

Recruiting

4★

DT recruit

No. 62 nationally · Signed with Texas A&M

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Texas A&M. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2020.
Drafted round 3 by the Cincinnati in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Texas A&M, 7 sacks — drafted at #97 overall by Cincinnati.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20208 games

Signed with Texas A&M4-star out of George County

2024

Drafted by Cincinnatiround 3, pick 97

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#62 national

CFB

College

Texas A&M

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #97

Cincinnati · 2024

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches

2020–2022

Jimbo Fisher

Texas A&M

2023

Elijah Robinson

Texas A&M

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jimbo Fisher → Elijah Robinson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

CincinnatiEntering 3rd NFL season

#97Rd 3 · Pick 34

CincinnatiEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Texas A&M9-1HC: Jimbo Fisher · Run-leaning

2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2023Texas A&M7-6HC: Elijah Robinson · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

53Rotational starter #190 of 418?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#421 / 2842 · 84th pct

2.5

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Tackles for loss#543 / 2842 · 79th pct

5.0

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Tackles#1524 / 2842 · 45th pct

Solo tackles#1931 / 2842 · 30th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

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

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	1.7	0.2	0.1	0.0
Road5g	2.8	0.7	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.3	0.6	0.4	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Elko

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

53 · #190 of 418 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #190 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Texas A&M	26	10	5.0	2.5	--	--	--
2022	Texas A&M	37	23	7.0	2.0	--	--	--
2021	Texas A&M	14	7	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Texas A&M	13	3	2.0	1.5	2	--	--
Career		90	43	15.0	7.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2023

W 27–10

vs Auburn

2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS

With N. Constantinou — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 48 LONG · M. Johnson — 123 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.2 · 15 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 52-10vs New Mexico	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 33-48@ Miami	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 47-3vs UL Monroe	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 27-10vs Auburn	2	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 5	W 34-22@ Arkansas	3	1	2.0	0.5	—
Wk 6	L 20-26vs Alabama	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 13-20@ Tennessee	5	2	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 9	W 30-17vs South Carolina	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 35-38@ Ole Miss	2	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 51-10vs Mississippi State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 38-10vs Abilene Christian	3	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 30-42@ LSU	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		26	10	5.0	2.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

McKinnley Jackson

20208 games

2024

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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