Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017LSU
Donte Jackson
DB • 5'11" • 173 lbs • Metairie, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donte Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Donte Jackson built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Metairie, LA wearing No. 1, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Donte Jackson's career was his defensive production: 87...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 55
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Donte Jackson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · LSU. Donte Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 87
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 17
Quick Answers
Donte Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · DB
- Career Tackles
- 87
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Riverdale · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Riverdale · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 2 · Pick 23 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · DB 171st (top 22%) · SEC 77th (top 13%) · National 752nd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 39 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 43 |
| 2017 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 45 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 51.7 |
Related Context
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Donte Jackson played DB for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Donte Jackson recorded 14 rushing yards and 87 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
LSU paired 15.5 primary output with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · LSU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
29.6
Usage
5.2
Consistency
34.1
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 1. BYU: 0. Chattanooga: 0.5. Mississippi State: 0. Troy: 1. Florida: 2. Auburn: 4. Ole Miss: 0. Alabama: 1. Arkansas: 5. Tennessee: 0. Texas A&M: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 3 by 22.5. BYU: 2 by 8.3. Chattanooga: 4 by 21.7. Mississippi State: 4 by 16.7. Troy: 5 by 30.8. Florida: 9 by 57.5. Auburn: 1 by 44.2. Ole Miss: 5 by 20.8. Alabama: 1 by 14.2. Arkansas: 7 by 79.2. Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Texas A&M: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | vs Notre Dame | L 17-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Texas A&M | W 45-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Tennessee | W 30-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs ArkansasSplash game | W 33-10 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | @ Alabama | L 10-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Ole Miss | W 40-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs AuburnSplash game | W 27-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ FloridaSplash game | W 17-16 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Troy | L 21-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Mississippi State | L 7-37 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Chattanooga | W 45-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs BYU | W 27-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Donte Jackson story
Donte Jackson built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Metairie, LA wearing No. 1, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Donte Jackson's career was his defensive production: 87 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 14 rushing yards and 334 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Donte Jackson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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LSU
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 2.2 | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 10 | 21.9 | 2.9 | 9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 10 | 21.9 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | LSU | 15.5 | 29.6 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 15.5 | 29.6 | 5.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas
Week 11 · W 33-10 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Jacksonville State
Week 2 · W 34-13
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Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida
Week 6 · W 17-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Texas A&M
Week 13 · W 19-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Ole Miss
Week 8 · W 38-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
49.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · LSU
15.5 primary output · 29.6 efficiency · 5.2 usage
51.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · LSU
51.7
15.5 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · LSU
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10 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 2.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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