Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2023Northern Illinois
Tyler Jackson
LB • 6'0" • 226 lbs • Desoto, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyler Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Tyler Jackson built his college career in 2023 as a linebacker from Desoto, TX, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Tyler Jackson's career was his defensive production: 56 tackles and 2 tackles...
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- Committed To
- Incarnate Word
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Tyler Jackson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Tyler Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 56
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Tyler Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 56
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · DeSoto · Incarnate Word
- High school pipeline
- DeSoto · 90 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · LB 234th (top 20%) · Mid-American 44th (top 9%) · National 456th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 43.1 |
Related Context
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Tyler Jackson played LB for Northern Illinois. Across 1 tracked season, Tyler Jackson recorded 56 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 4 primary output with 21 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
21
Usage
5.3
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 0. Boston College: 0. Southern Illinois: 0. Nebraska: 0. Tulsa: 0. Toledo: 0. Akron: 0. Ohio: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Ball State: 2.5. Western Michigan: 0. Kent State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 4 by 16.7. Southern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 6 by 25. Tulsa: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 5 by 20.8. Akron: 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 4 by 16.7. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 7 by 39.2. Ball State: 10 by 66.7. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Kent State: 7 by 34.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.1 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | vs Arkansas State | W 21-19 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Kent State | W 37-27 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | vs Western Michigan | W 24-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/8 | vs Ball State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-20 | 10 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/31 | @ Central Michigan | L 31-37 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 20-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Ohio | W 23-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Akron | W 55-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Toledo | L 33-35 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Tulsa | L 14-22 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Nebraska | L 11-35 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Southern Illinois | L 11-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Boston College | W 27-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tyler Jackson story
Tyler Jackson built his college career in 2023 as a linebacker from Desoto, TX, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Tyler Jackson's career was his defensive production: 56 tackles and 2 tackles for loss across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Northern Illinois. 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 Tyler Jackson's production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Tyler 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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Northern Illinois
2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ball State
Week 11 · L 17-20 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Central Michigan
Week 10 · L 31-37 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Kent State
Week 13 · W 37-27 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
44.7 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 3 · L 11-35
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Havoc Plays
18.9 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 18.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Toledo
Week 5 · L 33-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
16.9 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 16.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
4 primary output · 21 efficiency · 5.3 usage
43.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
43.1
4 primary · 21 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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