Player Dossier

2018-2021

App State

D'Marco Jackson

LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Spartanburg, SC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

D'Marco Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 59.9 disruption score.

Usage / Role

53%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

55

Solid production for a linebacker

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

48

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · App State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
App State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Elon

Player Story

D'Marco Jackson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Spartanburg, SC wearing No. 52, spending time with App State. The clearest part of D'Marco Jackson's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7644

Broome · Spartanburg, SC

Committed To
App State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2022
Selection
Round 5 · Pick 18
Overall
No. 161
NFL Team
New Orleans Saints

D'Marco Jackson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · App State. D'Marco Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 59.9 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
289
TFL
33.5
Sacks
11.5
QB hurries
18
Passes defended
14
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

D'Marco Jackson quick answers

Latest team and position
App State · LB
Career Tackles
289
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 52 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · App State
Top game
Elon
Recruit profile
2-star · Broome · App State
High school pipeline
Broome · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2022 · Round 5 · Pick 18 · New Orleans Saints
Latest roster
No. 52 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank
119 tackles · LB 16th (top 2%) · Sun Belt 2nd (top 1%) · National 16th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 PostseasonApp State12110--012.9
2018 Regular SeasonApp State12231011012.9
2019 PostseasonApp State146-01-043
2019 Regular SeasonApp State14546.53-2243
2020 PostseasonApp State121121--052.9
2020 Regular SeasonApp State12754.51.546052.9
2021 PostseasonApp State1450.50--075.3
2021 Regular SeasonApp State14114186125075.3

Related Context

D'Marco Jackson played LB for App State. Across 4 tracked seasons, D'Marco Jackson recorded 5 rushing yards, 289 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with App State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

App State paired 42.5 primary output with 59.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 59.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Elon

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Postseason · App State

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

3.0

Efficiency

59.9

Usage

15.4

Consistency

41.4

Best Game by takeover score

Elon

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0.5. East Carolina: 2. Miami: 3.5. Elon: 8.5. Marshall: 2. Georgia State: 5. Louisiana: 1. Coastal Carolina: 1.5. UL Monroe: 1. Arkansas State: 4. South Alabama: 1. Troy: 1. Georgia Southern: 3. Louisiana: 8.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 5 by 25.8. East Carolina: 8 by 53.3. Miami: 10 by 76.7. Elon: 13 by 100. Marshall: 14 by 70. Georgia State: 9 by 87.5. Louisiana: 3 by 22.5. Coastal Carolina: 11 by 60.8. UL Monroe: 7 by 39.2. Arkansas State: 9 by 77.5. South Alabama: 7 by 39.2. Troy: 5 by 30.8. Georgia Southern: 7 by 59.2. Louisiana: 11 by 95.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins2.9 · Games = 10 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses3.4 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Elon

Best efficiency game

100 vs Elon

Result
Sat 12/18vs Western KentuckyL 38-59510.5000
Sat 12/4@ Louisiana10+ tackles · Splash gameL 16-241143.5010
Sat 11/27vs Georgia SouthernSplash gameW 27-376101
Sat 11/20@ TroyW 45-752100
Sat 11/13vs South AlabamaW 31-772001
Sat 11/6@ Arkansas StateSplash gameW 48-1497211
Sat 10/30vs UL MonroeW 59-2872100
Wed 10/20vs Coastal Carolina10+ tacklesW 30-271120.5000
Tue 10/12@ LouisianaL 13-4130000
Sat 10/2@ Georgia StateSplash gameW 45-16961111
Thu 9/23vs Marshall10+ tackles · Splash gameW 31-30147100
Sat 9/18vs Elon10+ tackles · 2+ sacksW 44-101364.5030
Sat 9/11@ Miami10+ tackles · Splash gameL 23-251061.5001
Thu 9/2vs East CarolinaSplash gameW 33-1985100

Player Story

D'Marco Jackson story

D'Marco Jackson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Spartanburg, SC wearing No. 52, spending time with App State. The clearest part of D'Marco Jackson's career was his defensive production: 289 tackles, 33.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 52 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 rushing yards and 31 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives D'Marco Jackson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    App State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20182018201920192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonApp State411.72.3
2018 Regular SeasonApp State411.72.30
2019 PostseasonApp State12.526.87.28.5
2019 Regular SeasonApp State12.526.87.20
2020 PostseasonApp State2146.59.88.5
2020 Regular SeasonApp State2146.59.80
2021 PostseasonApp State42.559.915.421.5
2021 Regular SeasonApp State42.559.915.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Elon

Week 3 · W 44-10

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8.5

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

8.5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

@ Louisiana

Week 14 · L 16-24 · Conference game

8.5

Havoc Plays

98.6 takeover

Loss with 8.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

8.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.

#3

vs Georgia State

Week 11 · W 17-13 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

95.8 takeover

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.

#4

@ Georgia State

Week 5 · W 45-16 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

82.1 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Georgia State

Week 12 · W 56-27 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · App State

42.5 primary output · 59.9 efficiency · 15.4 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · App State

75.3

42.5 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 15.4 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · App State

52.9

21 primary · 46.5 efficiency · 9.8 usage

Milestones

14

Impact games

17

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games