Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021USC
Drake Jackson
LB • 6'4" • 255 lbs • Corona, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Drake Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Drake Jackson built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a linebacker from Corona, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Drake Jackson's career was his defensive production: 103...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 29
- Overall
- No. 61
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Drake Jackson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · USC. Drake Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 103
- TFL
- 25
- Sacks
- 12.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Drake Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · LB
- Career Tackles
- 103
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Centennial · USC
- High school pipeline
- Centennial · 59 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 2 · Pick 29 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · LB 403rd (top 33%) · Pac-12 95th (top 18%) · National 1,060th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 11 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 41 | 11.5 | 5.5 | - | 3 | 0 | 73.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 6 | 20 | 5.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 10 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.2 |
Related Context
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Drake Jackson played LB for USC. Across 3 tracked seasons, Drake Jackson recorded 103 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
USC paired 20 primary output with 35.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · USC
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
30.4
Usage
15.2
Consistency
34.2
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San José State: 1. Stanford: 1. Washington State: 2. Oregon State: 0. Colorado: 6. Utah: 0. Notre Dame: 3. Arizona: 2. Arizona State: 0. BYU: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San José State: 2 by 18.3. Stanford: 4 by 26.7. Washington State: 4 by 36.7. Oregon State: 3 by 12.5. Colorado: 4 by 66.7. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Notre Dame: 6 by 55. Arizona: 3 by 32.5. Arizona State: 8 by 33.3. BYU: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.8 · Games = 4 · +1.9 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · -1.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs BYU | L 31-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/7 | @ Arizona State | L 16-31 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs ArizonaSplash game | W 41-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Notre DameSplash game | L 16-31 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/10 | vs Utah | L 26-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Colorado2+ sacks · Splash game | W 37-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs Oregon State | L 27-45 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Washington StateSplash game | W 45-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Stanford | L 28-42 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs San José State | W 30-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Drake Jackson story
Drake Jackson built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a linebacker from Corona, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Drake Jackson's career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with USC. 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 Drake Jackson's production has multiple signals. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC.
The arc is straightforward: Drake 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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USC
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 20 | 35.6 | 11.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 20 | 35.6 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 8.5 | 28.1 | 9.9 | -11.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 16 | 30.4 | 15.2 | 7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado
Week 5 · W 37-14 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Arizona
Week 11 · W 34-30 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ BYU
Week 3 · L 27-30
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Fresno State
Week 1 · W 31-23
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Notre Dame
Week 7 · L 27-30
2.5
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · USC
20 primary output · 35.6 efficiency · 11.5 usage
73.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · USC
73.9
20 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 11.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · USC
61.2
16 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 15.2 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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