Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Florida State
Dontavious Jackson
LB • 6'3" • 229 lbs • Alief, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dontavious Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Dontavious Jackson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Alief, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Dontavious Jackson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Dontavious Jackson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State. Dontavious Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 156
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Dontavious Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 156
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Florida State
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Alief Elsik · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Alief Elsik · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · LB 362nd (top 29%) · ACC 103rd (top 17%) · National 866th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 21.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 76 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 9 | 43 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 37.3 |
Related Context
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Dontavious Jackson played LB for Florida State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dontavious Jackson recorded 156 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Florida State paired 13.5 primary output with 36.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
23.8
Usage
5.7
Consistency
51.9
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Virginia: 0.5. Louisville: 0. NC State: 0.5. Clemson: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Alabama State: 1. Florida: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 10 by 41.7. UL Monroe: 9 by 37.5. Virginia: 6 by 30. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 5 by 25.8. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 5 by 30.8. Alabama State: 4 by 26.7. Florida: 1 by 9.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 4 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Boise State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ Florida | L 17-40 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Alabama State | W 49-12 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Wake Forest | L 20-22 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Clemson | L 14-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs NC State | W 31-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Louisville | W 35-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Virginia | L 24-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs UL Monroe | W 45-44 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Boise State10+ tackles | L 31-36 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dontavious Jackson story
Dontavious Jackson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Alief, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Dontavious Jackson's career was his defensive production: 156 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 37 career games in the available record. That gives Dontavious Jackson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 3.5 | 14.8 | 3.8 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 2 | 11.4 | 2.9 | -1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 2 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 13.5 | 36.2 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 3.5 | 23.8 | 5.7 | -10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Boston College
Week 12 · W 22-21 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
@ Syracuse
Week 3 · L 7-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#3
@ Wake Forest
Week 8 · L 20-22 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami
Week 6 · L 20-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#5
@ Notre Dame
Week 11 · L 13-42
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Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Florida State
13.5 primary output · 36.2 efficiency · 10 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Florida State
37.3
3.5 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Florida State
21.3
3.5 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
4
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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