Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Colorado State
Dequan Jackson
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dequan Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
83
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
78
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Player Story
Dequan Jackson built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Dequan Jackson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Colorado State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Dequan Jackson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Colorado State. Dequan Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 322
- TFL
- 27
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Dequan Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 322
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Colorado State
- Top game
- Wyoming
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Riverside · Colorado State
- High school pipeline
- Riverside · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 100 tackles · LB 46th (top 4%) · Mountain West 5th (top 1%) · National 49th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 8 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado State | 12 | 87 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 58.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado State | 4 | 40 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 69.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado State | 11 | 84 | 8.5 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 68.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 12 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53.9 |
Related Context
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Dequan Jackson played LB for Colorado State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dequan Jackson recorded 322 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Colorado State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 8.5 primary output with 61.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
40.7
Usage
8.6
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1.5. Washington State: 0. Sacramento State: 0. Nevada: 0.5. Utah State: 0. Hawai'i: 1. Boise State: 1. San José State: 0.5. Wyoming: 1. Air Force: 0. New Mexico: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Middle Tennessee: 9 by 52.5. Washington State: 3 by 12.5. Sacramento State: 13 by 50. Nevada: 3 by 17.5. Utah State: 10 by 41.7. Hawai'i: 10 by 51.7. Boise State: 6 by 35. San José State: 3 by 17.5. Wyoming: 13 by 60. Air Force: 11 by 45.8. New Mexico: 11 by 70.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 9 · -0.9 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
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs New Mexico10+ tackles · Splash game | W 17-0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Air Force10+ tackles | L 12-24 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Wyoming10+ tackles | L 13-14 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ San José State | L 16-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Boise State | L 10-49 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Hawai'i10+ tackles | W 17-13 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Utah State10+ tackles | L 13-17 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Nevada | W 17-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Sacramento State10+ tackles | L 10-41 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Washington State | L 7-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 19-34 | 9 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Michigan | L 7-51 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dequan Jackson story
Dequan Jackson built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Dequan Jackson's career was his defensive production: 322 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Colorado State. 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 Dequan Jackson's production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado State.
The arc is straightforward: Dequan 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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Colorado State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0.5 | 6.4 | 1.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado State | 10 | 38.2 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado State | 8.5 | 61.9 | 11.9 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado State | 12.5 | 41.7 | 9.5 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 8 | 40.7 | 8.6 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wyoming
Week 10 · W 34-24 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Fresno State
Week 9 · W 41-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Iowa
Week 4 · L 14-24
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#4
vs New Mexico
Week 13 · W 17-0 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Toledo
Week 3 · W 22-6
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Colorado State
8.5 primary output · 61.9 efficiency · 11.9 usage
69.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Colorado State
68.3
12.5 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
58.7
10 primary · 38.2 efficiency · 9.6 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
7
Splash games
16
10+ tackle games
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