Player Dossier

2016-2019

Illinois

Kenyon Jackson

DL • 6'0" • 290 lbs • Little Rock, AR, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kenyon Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.1

Efficiency

12

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

5.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

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.

Kenyon Jackson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Illinois. Kenyon Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Illinois paired 0 primary output with 10.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12 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: Wisconsin

Win with 0.5 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 Regular Season · Illinois

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

12

Usage

2.1

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Akron: 0. Nebraska: 0. Wisconsin: 0.5. Purdue: 0. Michigan State: 0. Northwestern: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 13.3. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 9 by 37.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.1 · n=4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=3 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Wisconsin

Best efficiency game

37.5 vs Northwestern

Result
Sat 11/30vs NorthwesternL 10-2993000
Sat 11/9@ Michigan StateW 37-3421000
Sat 10/26@ PurdueW 24-611000
Sat 10/19vs WisconsinW 24-23200.5000
Sun 9/22vs NebraskaL 38-4210000
Sat 8/31vs AkronW 42-310000

Career Arc

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

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    Illinois

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonIllinois010.71.5
2017 Regular SeasonIllinois4.513.73.44.5
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois211.92-2.5
2019 Regular SeasonIllinois0.5122.1-1.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#2

Wisconsin

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.

#3

Kent State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.

#4

Ball State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.3 takeover score.

#5

Wisconsin

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Illinois

0 primary output · 10.7 efficiency · 1.5 usage

37.4

#2

2017 Regular Season · Illinois

11.7

4.5 primary · 13.7 efficiency · 3.4 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Illinois

7.7

2 primary · 11.9 efficiency · 2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.845

A&M Consolidated · College Station, TX

Committed To
Kansas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

74

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kenyon Jackson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
74