Player Dossier

2016-2019

Pittsburgh

Dane Jackson

DB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Coraopolis, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Dane Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.2

Efficiency

26.5

Consistency

41.3

Season Value

28.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

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.

Dane Jackson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Dane Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Pittsburgh paired 14 primary output with 25.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 26.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

26.5

Usage

4.2

Consistency

41.3

Best Game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

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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. Eastern Michigan: 0. Virginia: 1.5. Ohio: 1. Penn State: 0. UCF: 1. Unknown: 1. Duke: 4. Syracuse: 3. Miami: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. North Carolina: 2. Virginia Tech: 0. Boston College: 2

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. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 5 by 35.8. Ohio: 2 by 18.3. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 6 by 35. Unknown: 4 by 26.7. Duke: 5 by 60.8. Syracuse: 1 by 34.2. Miami: 4 by 26.7. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 4 by 36.7. Virginia Tech: 4 by 16.7. Boston College: 3 by 32.5

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Duke

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Duke

Result
Fri 12/27@ Eastern MichiganW 34-3032000
Sat 11/30vs Boston CollegeL 19-2633101
Sat 11/23@ Virginia TechL 0-2843000
Fri 11/15vs North CarolinaW 34-2743101
Sat 11/2@ Georgia TechW 20-1010000
Sat 10/26vs MiamiL 12-1642001
Fri 10/18@ SyracuseW 27-2010003
Sun 10/6@ DukeW 33-30540013
Sat 9/28vs Unknown420.500.500
Sat 9/21vs UCFW 35-3465001
Sat 9/14@ Penn StateL 10-1711000
Sat 9/7vs OhioW 20-1022001
Sat 8/31vs VirginiaL 14-30530.5001

Career Arc

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

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    Pittsburgh

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonPittsburgh515.62.1
2017 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1425.55.99
2018 PostseasonPittsburgh1728.44.63
2018 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1728.44.60
2019 PostseasonPittsburgh16.526.54.2-0.5
2019 Regular SeasonPittsburgh16.526.54.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wake Forest

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.

#2

Duke

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.

#3

Oklahoma State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.

#4

Duke

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.5 takeover score.

#5

Syracuse

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

14 primary output · 25.5 efficiency · 5.9 usage

29.8

#2

2018 Postseason · Pittsburgh

28.2

17 primary · 28.4 efficiency · 4.6 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

28.2

17 primary · 28.4 efficiency · 4.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8136

Quaker Valley · Leetsdale, PA

Committed To
Pittsburgh
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

142

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 45 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Dane Jackson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
142