T.J. Jackson
T.J. Jackson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. T.J. Jackson has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. He has been named All-Sun Belt two seasons running, most recently in 2023. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Arizona, Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at West Virginia, 20 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Chad Scott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | 40 | 21 | 14.0 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Troy | 27 | 18 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Troy | 56 | 25 | 16.0 | 9.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Troy | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 135 | 67 | 38.5 | 19.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 49–14
vs UAlbany
2 TFL · 1 SACKS · 2 SOLO
Dominant 35-point win at home against UAlbany.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jared Dawson’s 2024 season.
Matches Jared on
Differs from Jared on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Norell Pollard's senior season at Virginia Tech (2023).
Matches Norell on