Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Virginia
James Jackson
LB • 6'3" • 234 lbs • Roanoke, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
James Jackson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Roanoke, VA wearing No. 1, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of James Jackson's career was his defensive production: 254...
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- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
James Jackson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia. James Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 254
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 17
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
James Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia · LB
- Career Tackles
- 254
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Virginia
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · North Cross School · Virginia
- High school pipeline
- North Cross School · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · LB 192nd (top 16%) · ACC 36th (top 5%) · National 322nd (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 10 | 60 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 12 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 72.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 7 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Virginia | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia | 14 | 62 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 47.1 |
Related Context
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James Jackson played LB for Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Jackson recorded 254 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Virginia paired 18 primary output with 42.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Virginia
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
27.1
Usage
5.9
Consistency
53.5
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 1. Coastal Carolina: 1. NC State: 0. William & Mary: 0. Stanford: 0. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 1. Washington State: 1. North Carolina: 2. California: 0. Wake Forest: 2. Duke: 1.5. Virginia Tech: 0. Duke: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 4 by 26.7. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 22.5. NC State: 8 by 33.3. William & Mary: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 3 by 12.5. Florida State: 4 by 16.7. Louisville: 4 by 26.7. Washington State: 6 by 35. North Carolina: 8 by 53.3. California: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 7 by 49.2. Duke: 2 by 23.3. Virginia Tech: 5 by 20.8. Duke: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 11 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.3 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
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | @ Missouri | W 13-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/7 | vs Duke | L 20-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Virginia Tech | W 27-7 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Duke | W 34-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Wake ForestSplash game | L 9-16 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ California | W 31-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ North CarolinaSplash game | W 17-16 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Washington State | W 22-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Louisville | W 30-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/26 | vs Florida State | W 46-38 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Stanford | W 48-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs William & Mary | W 55-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ NC State | L 31-35 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 48-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Jackson story
James Jackson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Roanoke, VA wearing No. 1, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of James Jackson's career was his defensive production: 254 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 interception across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Virginia. 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 James Jackson's production has multiple signals. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: James 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
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Virginia
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 12.5 | 1.9 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 6.5 | 31.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 18 | 42.8 | 11.1 | 11.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 9 | 39.6 | 10.6 | -9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Virginia | 10.5 | 27.1 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia | 10.5 | 27.1 | 5.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs NC State
Week 4 · L 21-24 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs North Carolina
Week 10 · L 28-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Boston College
Week 6 · W 24-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 52 Wake Forest
Week 11 · L 9-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 91 North Carolina
Week 9 · W 17-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Virginia
18 primary output · 42.8 efficiency · 11.1 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Virginia
61.1
9 primary · 39.6 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Virginia
47.1
10.5 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
11
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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