Player Dossier

2023-2023

Northern 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 19.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.5

Efficiency

19.5

Consistency

5.1

Season Value

8.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Tyler Jackson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Tyler Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Northern Illinois paired 2 primary output with 19.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 19.5 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 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

19.5

Usage

4.5

Consistency

5.1

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas 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. Unknown: 0. Nebraska: 0. Tulsa: 0. Toledo: 0. Akron: 0. Ohio: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Ball State: 1.5. Western Michigan: 0. Kent State: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 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 29.2. Ball State: 10 by 56.7. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Kent State: 7 by 34.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.1 · n=7 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

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

56.7 vs Ball State

Result
Sat 12/23vs Arkansas StateW 21-1910000
Sat 11/25@ Kent StateW 37-27730.5000
Wed 11/15vs Western MichiganW 24-021000
Wed 11/8vs Ball State10+ tacklesL 17-201031.5000
Tue 10/31@ Central MichiganL 31-3772000
Sat 10/21vs Eastern MichiganW 20-1321000
Sat 10/14vs OhioW 23-1342000
Sat 10/7@ AkronW 55-1433000
Sat 9/30@ ToledoL 33-3555000
Sat 9/23vs TulsaL 14-2243000
Sat 9/16@ NebraskaL 11-3562000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown11000
Sat 9/2@ Boston CollegeW 27-2443000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Northern Illinois

    2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonNorthern Illinois219.54.5
2023 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois219.54.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ball State

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.

#2

Kent State

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.7 takeover score.

#3

SMU

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 14.6 takeover score.

#4

Central Michigan

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.2 takeover score.

#5

New Mexico State

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

2 primary output · 19.5 efficiency · 4.5 usage

8.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

8.2

2 primary · 19.5 efficiency · 4.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8014

DeSoto · DeSoto, TX

Committed To
Incarnate Word
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

56

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tyler Jackson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
56