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Player Dossier
2019-2023App State
EJ Jackson
S • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Belle Glade, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
EJ Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Marshall • App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player Story
EJ Jackson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Belle Glade, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with App State and Marshall. The clearest part of EJ Jackson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
EJ Jackson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · App State. EJ Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 147
- TFL
- 4
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
EJ Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · S
- Career Tackles
- 147
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Glades Central · Marshall
- High school pipeline
- Glades Central · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · S 125th (top 24%) · Sun Belt 85th (top 13%) · National 675th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Marshall | 3 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Marshall | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 11 | 54 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 11 | 33 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | App State | 8 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 8 | 38 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 63 |
Related Context
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EJ Jackson played S for Marshall and App State. Across 5 tracked seasons, EJ Jackson recorded 147 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
App State paired 9.5 primary output with 36.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Marshall, App State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win 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 · App State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
36.4
Usage
5.4
Consistency
70.8
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 1. North Carolina: 0. Southern Miss: 2.5. Marshall: 2. Georgia State: 1. James Madison: 1. Georgia Southern: 1. Troy: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 9 by 47.5. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 11 by 70.8. Marshall: 4 by 36.7. Georgia State: 9 by 47.5. James Madison: 7 by 39.2. Georgia Southern: 0 by 10. Troy: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 6 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/16 | vs Miami (OH) | W 13-9 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | @ Troy | L 23-49 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Georgia Southern | W 55-27 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ James Madison | W 26-23 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Georgia State | W 42-14 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs MarshallSplash game | W 31-9 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Southern Miss10+ tackles · Splash game | W 48-38 | 11 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ North Carolina | L 34-40 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
EJ Jackson story
EJ Jackson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Belle Glade, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with App State and Marshall. The clearest part of EJ Jackson's career was his defensive production: 147 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 9 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with App State. 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 EJ Jackson's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across App State and Marshall.
The arc is straightforward: EJ 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Marshall
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
App State
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 8.4 | 1.3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Marshall | 1.5 | 22.6 | 3.6 | 1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 1.5 | 22.6 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 3 | 15.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | App State | 9.5 | 36.4 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 9.5 | 36.4 | 5.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Southern Miss
Week 9 · W 48-38 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ North Texas
Week 7 · W 49-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Marshall
Week 10 · W 31-9 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Georgia State
Week 11 · W 42-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia Southern
Week 12 · W 23-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · App State
9.5 primary output · 36.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · App State
63
9.5 primary · 36.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Marshall
40.7
0 primary · 9.7 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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