Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023UConn
Jackson Mitchell
LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Ridgefield, CT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jackson Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
85
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Jackson Mitchell built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Ridgefield, CT wearing No. 8, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Jackson Mitchell's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Jackson Mitchell, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UConn. Jackson Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 424
- TFL
- 21
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Jackson Mitchell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 424
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ridgefield · UConn
- High school pipeline
- Ridgefield · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 113 tackles · LB 21st (top 2%) · FBS Independents 1st (top 1%) · National 24th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UConn | 9 | 65 | 2 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 29.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 113 | 5 | 1.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 56.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 133 | 7 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 77.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 113 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 71.9 |
Related Context
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Jackson Mitchell played LB for UConn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jackson Mitchell recorded 424 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
UConn paired 17.5 primary output with 56.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 44.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · UConn
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
44.7
Usage
9.3
Consistency
48.2
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Holy Cross: 1.5. Fresno State: 0.5. Purdue: 1. Army: 0. Wyoming: 0. Vanderbilt: 3. Massachusetts: 1. Yale: 1. Middle Tennessee: 1. Clemson: 0.5. UCF: 0. Houston: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Holy Cross: 11 by 60.8. Fresno State: 3 by 17.5. Purdue: 14 by 60. Army: 16 by 50. Wyoming: 8 by 33.3. Vanderbilt: 7 by 59.2. Massachusetts: 13 by 60. Yale: 6 by 35. Middle Tennessee: 12 by 60. Clemson: 7 by 34.2. UCF: 7 by 29.2. Houston: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 11 · -0.2 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
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Holy Cross
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Houston | L 17-45 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ UCF | L 17-49 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Clemson | L 7-44 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/22 | vs Middle Tennessee10+ tackles | L 13-44 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Yale | W 21-15 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Massachusetts10+ tackles | L 13-27 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ VanderbiltSplash game | L 28-30 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Wyoming | L 22-24 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Army10+ tackles | L 21-52 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Purdue10+ tackles | L 0-49 | 14 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Holy Cross10+ tackles | L 28-38 | 11 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/28 | @ Fresno State | L 0-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jackson Mitchell story
Jackson Mitchell built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Ridgefield, CT wearing No. 8, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Jackson Mitchell's career was his defensive production: 424 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with UConn. 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 Jackson Mitchell's production has multiple signals. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UConn.
The arc is straightforward: Jackson Mitchell 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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UConn
2019-2023
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Season Value Progression
20192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UConn | 3.5 | 32.1 | 7.2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | -3.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UConn | 9.5 | 44.7 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UConn | 17.5 | 56.3 | 17.3 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 14 | 47.8 | 13.8 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs NC State
Week 1 · L 14-24
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
vs Boston College
Week 9 · W 13-3
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Ball State
Week 7 · L 21-25
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#4
vs East Carolina
Week 13 · L 24-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#5
@ Vanderbilt
Week 5 · L 28-30
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · UConn
17.5 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 17.3 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · UConn
71.9
14 primary · 47.8 efficiency · 13.8 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · UConn
56.2
9.5 primary · 44.7 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
17
Impact games
9
Splash games
19
10+ tackle games
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