Last confirmed: Western Michigan, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 160 lb · West Bloomfield, MI
Obbie Jackson: DB · Western Michigan · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Obbie Jackson
Erases the deep middle of the field. Obbie Jackson has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Western Michigan. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Buffalo — Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 23 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 19 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 42 | 30 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-49@ No. 4 USC | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-28vs Idaho | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Wagner | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-3vs Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 71-68@ Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 13-14vs Akron | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL23 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Lester
Pass share
34.4%
294 pass / 561 run
Plays / game
71.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Michigan, 42 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: P.J. Fleck → Tim Lester. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
