Usage Score
4.8
Player Dossier
2016-2019Florida State
LB • 6'3" • 229 lbs • Alief, TX, USA
Dontavious Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.
Usage Score
4.8
Efficiency
21.6
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
9.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State
Snapshot
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.
Dontavious Jackson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State. Dontavious Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Florida State paired 12.5 primary output with 35.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.6 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: Virginia
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
21.6
Usage
4.8
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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: 0. Unknown: 0. Florida: 0.5
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. 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 20.8. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Florida: 1 by 9.2
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia
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 Unknown | — | 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 | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Florida State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 3.5 | 14.8 | 4.2 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 2 | 11.4 | 3 | -1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 2 | 11.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 12.5 | 35.4 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 1.5 | 21.6 | 4.8 | -11 |
#1 Featured game
Boston College
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64 takeover score.
#2
Syracuse
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.7 takeover score.
#3
Wake Forest
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
#4
Miami
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.
#5
Florida
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.
#1 Season by value score
2018 Regular Season · Florida State
12.5 primary output · 35.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
32.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · Florida State
9.9
1.5 primary · 21.6 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Florida State
9
3.5 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 4.2 usage
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
Recruit Profile
Class 2016 · Rating 0.9561
Alief Elsik · Houston, TX
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
156
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Dontavious Jackson quick answers
Recruiting profile
4-star recruit