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Player Dossier
2020-2022Georgia Southern
Jalen Jackson
LB • 6'0" • 235 lbs • Athens, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
Jalen Jackson built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Athens, GA wearing No. 40, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Jalen Jackson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Southern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Jalen Jackson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Georgia Southern. Jalen Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 45
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Jalen Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · LB
- Career Tackles
- 45
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Coffee · Georgia Southern
- High school pipeline
- Cedar Shoals · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · LB 531st (top 43%) · Sun Belt 202nd (top 32%) · National 1,820th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 8 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 5 | 9 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 46.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 46.2 |
Related Context
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Jalen Jackson played LB for Georgia Southern. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jalen Jackson recorded 45 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Georgia Southern paired 4 primary output with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Georgia Southern
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
14.2
Usage
6.7
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 1. Morgan State: 0. Nebraska: 0. UAB: 0. James Madison: 1. Old Dominion: 1. South Alabama: 0. Louisiana: 0. Marshall: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 1 by 14.2. Morgan State: 4 by 16.7. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 1 by 4.2. James Madison: 5 by 30.8. Old Dominion: 1 by 14.2. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 6 by 25. Marshall: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
30.8 vs James Madison
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/27 | @ Buffalo | L 21-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Marshall | L 10-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Louisiana | L 17-36 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs South Alabama | L 31-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Old Dominion | W 28-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs James Madison | W 45-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UAB | L 21-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Nebraska | W 45-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Morgan State | W 59-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Jackson story
Jalen Jackson built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Athens, GA wearing No. 40, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Jalen Jackson's career was his defensive production: 45 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Jackson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Georgia Southern
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 1 | 9.1 | 2.3 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 1 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 4 | 14.2 | 6.7 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 4 | 14.2 | 6.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Buffalo
Week 1 · L 21-23 · Postseason
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Old Dominion
Week 8 · W 28-23 · 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 James Madison
Week 7 · W 45-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Massachusetts
Week 7 · W 41-0
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Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Marshall
Week 12 · L 10-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Georgia Southern
4 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 6.7 usage
46.2
#2
2022 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
46.2
4 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 6.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
14.3
1 primary · 9.1 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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