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 21 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.3

Efficiency

21

Consistency

7.7

Season Value

33.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 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

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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.

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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

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 12/23vs Arkansas StateW 21-1910000
Sat 11/25@ Kent StateW 37-27730.5000
Wed 11/15vs Western MichiganW 24-021000
Wed 11/8vs Ball State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 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 Southern IllinoisL 11-1411000
Sat 9/2@ Boston CollegeW 27-2443000

Career Arc

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    Northern Illinois

    2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonNorthern Illinois4215.3
2023 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois4215.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ball State

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.

#2

Central Michigan

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.2 takeover score.

#3

Kent State

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 21.3 takeover score.

#4

SMU

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 14.6 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 Season Value

2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

4 primary output · 21 efficiency · 5.3 usage

33.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

33.5

4 primary · 21 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

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.

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