James Jackson

LB • 6'3" • 234 lbs • Roanoke, VA, USA

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James Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.1 disruption score.

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64%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

Solid production for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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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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Class 2021 · Rating 0.8444

North Cross School · Roanoke, VA

Committed To: Virginia
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2021

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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%)

James Jackson played LB for Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Jackson recorded 254 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Virginia.

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