Player Career

Joe Jackson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Joe Jackson story

Joe Jackson built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Homestead, FL wearing No. 99, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Joe Jackson's career was his defensive production: 133 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 22 sacks, and 1 interception across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Miami. 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 Joe Jackson's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami.

The arc is straightforward: Joe 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

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

  1. 1

    Miami

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonMiami1926.98.1
2016 Regular SeasonMiami1926.98.10
2017 PostseasonMiami22.537.57.93.5
2017 Regular SeasonMiami22.537.57.90
2018 Regular SeasonMiami36.544.210.714

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Virginia Tech

Week 10 · W 28-10 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#2

vs Florida State

Week 6 · W 28-27 · Conference game

6.5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#3

vs Florida International

Week 4 · W 31-17

6.5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

Win with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#4

vs Duke

Week 13 · W 40-21 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Pittsburgh

Week 13 · W 24-3 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

84 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 84 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Miami

36.5 primary output · 44.2 efficiency · 10.7 usage

70.7

#2

2017 Postseason · Miami

52.9

22.5 primary · 37.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Miami

52.9

22.5 primary · 37.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

14

Impact games

18

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games