Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Georgia
Dan Jackson
DB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Gainesville, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dan Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Georgia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Georgia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
Dan Jackson built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Gainesville, GA wearing No. 17, spending time with Georgia. The clearest part of Dan Jackson's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 230
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Dan Jackson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Georgia. Dan Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 137
- TFL
- 4.5
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Dan Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia · DB
- Career Tackles
- 137
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Georgia
- Top game
- Alabama
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 7 · Pick 14 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · DB 57th (top 6%) · SEC 38th (top 6%) · National 321st (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Georgia | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia | 12 | 32 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia | 8 | 17 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 20.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Georgia | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia | 14 | 60 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 45.3 |
Related Context
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Dan Jackson played DB for Georgia. Across 6 tracked seasons, Dan Jackson recorded 137 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Georgia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Georgia paired 6.5 primary output with 23.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Georgia
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
23.7
Usage
5.2
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Clemson: 0. Tennessee Tech: 1. Kentucky: 1. Alabama: 1.5. Auburn: 1. Mississippi State: 0. Texas: 0. Florida: 1. Ole Miss: 1. Tennessee: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Texas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 4 by 16.7. Clemson: 3 by 12.5. Tennessee Tech: 2 by 18.3. Kentucky: 4 by 26.7. Alabama: 10 by 56.7. Auburn: 7 by 39.2. Mississippi State: 5 by 20.8. Texas: 6 by 25. Florida: 2 by 18.3. Ole Miss: 4 by 26.7. Tennessee: 4 by 16.7. Massachusetts: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Tech: 6 by 25. Texas: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 11 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/2 | vs Notre Dame | L 10-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Texas | W 22-19 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Georgia Tech | W 44-42 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Massachusetts | W 59-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Tennessee | W 31-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Ole Miss | L 10-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Florida | W 34-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Texas | W 30-15 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Mississippi State | W 41-31 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Auburn | W 31-13 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Alabama10+ tackles | L 34-41 | 10 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Kentucky | W 13-12 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 48-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Clemson | W 34-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dan Jackson story
Dan Jackson built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Gainesville, GA wearing No. 17, spending time with Georgia. The clearest part of Dan Jackson's career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dan Jackson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Georgia
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Georgia | 2 | 14.5 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia | 2 | 14.5 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia | 3 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia | 2 | 14.2 | 3.6 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia | 2 | 14.2 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Georgia | 6.5 | 23.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia | 6.5 | 23.7 | 5.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Alabama
Week 5 · L 34-41 · Conference game
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Oregon
Week 1 · W 49-3
1
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#3
vs South Carolina
Week 3 · W 24-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
@ South Carolina
Week 3 · W 48-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Charleston Southern
Week 12 · W 56-7
1
Havoc Plays
55.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Georgia
6.5 primary output · 23.7 efficiency · 5.2 usage
45.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Georgia
45.3
6.5 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Georgia
41
3 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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