Last confirmed: Miami, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Birmingham, AL
Michael Jackson: DB · Miami · #28.
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Michael Jackson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Miami secondary. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Boston College — Week 9, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-33@ No. 25 LSU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-0vs Savannah State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-24@ Toledo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-17vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-10vs North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-27vs Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-16@ Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-27@ Boston College | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-14@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-3vs No. 24 Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | L 3-35@ Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 25 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 6 |
Week 13 · 2018
W 24-3
vs Pittsburgh
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Pittsburgh.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL42 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 6 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Mark Richt — 26-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Richt
Pass share
42.9%
353 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami, 90 tackles — drafted at #158 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
His career
He has a stat line in 31 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Al Golden → Mark Richt. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 8th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 8th NFL season
