Usage / Role
51%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Louisiana Tech
James Jackson
S • 5'11" • 225 lbs • Haynesville, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
James Jackson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Haynesville, LA wearing No. 10, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of James Jackson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
James Jackson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. James Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 135
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 7
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
James Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · S
- Career Tackles
- 135
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Haynesville · Louisiana Tech
- High school pipeline
- Haynesville · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · S 93rd (top 20%) · Conference USA 65th (top 11%) · National 561st (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 68 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 67.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 55 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 44.4 |
Related Context
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James Jackson played S for Louisiana Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Jackson recorded 39 passing yards, 135 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Louisiana Tech paired 16 primary output with 40.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.4 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: Rice
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
33.4
Usage
6.9
Consistency
21.3
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 3. Texas: 0. Grambling: 0. Bowling Green: 0.5. Florida International: 0. Rice: 3. Massachusetts: 0. Southern Miss: 1. UAB: 0. UTSA: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 0 by 30. Texas: 9 by 37.5. Grambling: 7 by 29.2. Bowling Green: 9 by 42.5. Florida International: 5 by 20.8. Rice: 6 by 55. Massachusetts: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 6 by 35. UAB: 6 by 25. UTSA: 4 by 46.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 8 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rice
Best efficiency game
55 vs Rice
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/26 | @ MiamiSplash game | W 14-0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs UTSASplash game | W 41-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ UAB | L 14-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Southern Miss | W 45-30 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Massachusetts | W 69-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ RiceSplash game | W 23-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Florida International | W 43-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Bowling Green | W 35-7 | 9 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Grambling | W 20-14 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ Texas | L 14-45 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Jackson story
James Jackson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Haynesville, LA wearing No. 10, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of James Jackson's career was his defensive production: 135 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Louisiana Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but James Jackson's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 39 passing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisiana Tech.
The arc is straightforward: James Jackson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Louisiana Tech
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 40.3 | 10.5 | 16 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 10.5 | 33.4 | 6.9 | -5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 10.5 | 33.4 | 6.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Alabama
Week 1 · W 30-26
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Rice
Week 5 · W 23-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs UTSA
Week 14 · W 41-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Rice
Week 11 · W 28-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#5
@ LSU
Week 4 · L 21-38
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
16 primary output · 40.3 efficiency · 10.5 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
44.4
10.5 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
44.4
10.5 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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