Player Dossier

2009-2012

UAB

Dontavius Jackson

RB • 5'10" • Franklin, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Dontavius Jackson leans balanced backfield option traits and 23.1 efficiency.

Usage Score

7.1

Efficiency

23.1

Consistency

53.3

Season Value

32.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season · Georgia

091112

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Georgia • UAB
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Dontavius Jackson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season · Georgia. Dontavius Jackson leans balanced backfield option traits and 23.1 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Georgia paired 38 primary output with 100 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 23.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia, UAB.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Troy

Loss with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2012 Regular Season · UAB

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

8.8

Efficiency

23.1

Usage

7.1

Consistency

53.3

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Troy: 26. South Carolina: -4. Ohio State: 10. Houston: 1. Memphis: 11

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 11 by 24.6. South Carolina: 3 by 0. Ohio State: 2 by 52.1. Houston: 1 by 10.4. Memphis: 4 by 28.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Losses8.8 · Games = 5
First Half10.7 · Games = 3 · +4.7 vs Second Half
Second Half6 · Games = 2 · -4.7 vs First Half
All Games8.8 · Games = 5

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Troy

Best efficiency game

52.1 vs Ohio State

Result
Sat 11/17vs MemphisL 9-464112.8002.8
Sat 10/13@ HoustonL 17-3911101
Sat 9/22@ Ohio StateL 15-29210505
Sat 9/15@ South CarolinaL 6-493-4-1.300-1.3
Sat 9/1vs TroyL 29-3911262.4012.4

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Georgia

    2009

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UAB

    2011-2012

    Final stop

Season Progression

200920112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonGeorgia381005.7
2011 Regular SeasonUAB9538.96.957
2012 Regular SeasonUAB4423.17.1-51

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Vanderbilt

Win with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

38

Primary metric

38 scrimmage yards and 5.7 usage.

#2

Florida

31

Primary metric

Loss with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

31 scrimmage yards and 15.8 usage.

#3

Troy

26

Primary metric

Loss with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

26 scrimmage yards and 17.7 usage.

#4

Marshall

25

Primary metric

Loss with 25 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

25 scrimmage yards and 9.1 usage.

#5

Ohio State

10

Primary metric

Loss with 10 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

10 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2009 Regular Season · Georgia

38 primary output · 100 efficiency · 5.7 usage

61.3

#2

2011 Regular Season · UAB

51.2

95 primary · 38.9 efficiency · 6.9 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · UAB

32.3

44 primary · 23.1 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2008 · Rating 0.9281

Heard County · Franklin, GA

Committed To
Georgia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Career Facts

2

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

177

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Dontavius Jackson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career rushing yards
165