Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Miami
Joe Jackson
DL • 6'5" • 258 lbs • Homestead, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joe Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player 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:...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 165
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Joe Jackson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Miami. Joe Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 133
- TFL
- 35
- Sacks
- 22
- QB hurries
- 15
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Joe Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · DL
- Career Tackles
- 133
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Miami
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Gulliver Prep · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Gulliver Prep · 35 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 5 · Pick 27 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · DL 37th (top 5%) · ACC 85th (top 14%) · National 722nd (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 28 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Miami | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 50 | 10 | 5.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 47 | 14.5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 70.7 |
Related Context
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Joe Jackson played DL for Miami. Across 3 tracked seasons, Joe Jackson recorded 133 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Miami paired 36.5 primary output with 44.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 44.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Miami
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
3.0
Efficiency
44.2
Usage
10.7
Consistency
49.3
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 1. Savannah St: 1. Toledo: 1.5. Florida International: 6.5. North Carolina: 5. Florida State: 6.5. Virginia: 1.5. Boston College: 0.5. Duke: 3. Georgia Tech: 0. Virginia Tech: 5. Pittsburgh: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 3 by 22.5. Savannah St: 1 by 14.2. Toledo: 3 by 27.5. Florida International: 4 by 66.7. North Carolina: 5 by 70.8. Florida State: 4 by 66.7. Virginia: 7 by 44.2. Boston College: 3 by 17.5. Duke: 6 by 55. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Virginia Tech: 3 by 62.5. Pittsburgh: 6 by 75
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins4.4 · Games = 7 · +3.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · -3.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
75 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Pittsburgh2+ sacks · Splash game | W 24-3 | 6 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Virginia TechSplash game | W 38-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Georgia Tech | L 21-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs DukeSplash game | L 12-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/26 | @ Boston College | L 14-27 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Virginia | L 13-16 | 7 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Florida State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 28-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/28 | vs North CarolinaSplash game | W 47-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Florida InternationalSplash game | W 31-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Toledo | W 49-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Savannah St | W 77-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | @ LSU | L 17-33 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
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
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Miami
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 19 | 26.9 | 8.1 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 19 | 26.9 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Miami | 22.5 | 37.5 | 7.9 | 3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 22.5 | 37.5 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 36.5 | 44.2 | 10.7 | 14 |
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
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