Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024West Virginia
T.J. Jackson
DL • 6'1" • 282 lbs • Millbrook, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
T.J. Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
33
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Troy • West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
T.J. Jackson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Millbrook, AL wearing No. 11, spending time with Troy and West Virginia. The clearest part of T.J. Jackson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
T.J. Jackson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Troy. T.J. Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 135
- TFL
- 38.5
- Sacks
- 19.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
T.J. Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · DL
- Career Tackles
- 135
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Troy
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fairfield · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Fairfield · 17 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · DL 65th (top 7%) · Big 12 108th (top 16%) · National 966th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 Postseason | Troy | 14 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Troy | 14 | 53 | 16 | 9.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 73.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Troy | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 11 | 24 | 6 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | West Virginia | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | West Virginia | 11 | 38 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 64.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Troy to West Virginia | G5/FCS to P4 | 83.5 | Dec 27, 2023 |
T.J. Jackson played DL for Troy and West Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, T.J. Jackson recorded 135 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Troy paired 30.5 primary output with 38.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Troy, West Virginia.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Loss with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · West Virginia
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
33.3
Usage
13.7
Consistency
55.7
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 0.5. Penn State: 1. UAlbany: 3. Pittsburgh: 6.5. Kansas: 2.5. Oklahoma State: 0. Iowa State: 1. Arizona: 2.5. Cincinnati: 2. UCF: 2. Texas Tech: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 2 by 13.3. Penn State: 3 by 22.5. UAlbany: 2 by 38.3. Pittsburgh: 6 by 75. Kansas: 6 by 50. Oklahoma State: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 4 by 26.7. Arizona: 6 by 50. Cincinnati: 3 by 32.5. UCF: 2 by 28.3. Texas Tech: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
75 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/18 | vs Memphis | L 37-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Texas Tech | L 15-52 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UCFSplash game | W 31-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ CincinnatiSplash game | W 31-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ ArizonaSplash game | W 31-26 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | vs Iowa State | L 16-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Oklahoma State | W 38-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs KansasSplash game | W 32-28 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ PittsburghSplash game | L 34-38 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs UAlbanySplash game | W 49-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Penn State | L 12-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
T.J. Jackson story
T.J. Jackson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Millbrook, AL wearing No. 11, spending time with Troy and West Virginia. The clearest part of T.J. Jackson's career was his defensive production: 135 tackles, 38.5 tackles for loss, 19.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Troy. 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 T.J. Jackson's production has multiple signals. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Troy and West Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: T.J. 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.
- 1
Troy
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
West Virginia
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 1 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 2022 Postseason | Troy | 30.5 | 38.1 | 14.2 | 29.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Troy | 30.5 | 38.1 | 14.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Troy | 15 | 23.9 | 7.1 | -15.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 15 | 23.9 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | West Virginia | 21.5 | 33.3 | 13.7 | 6.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | West Virginia | 21.5 | 33.3 | 13.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Pittsburgh
Week 3 · L 34-38
Loss with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Alabama A&M
Week 2 · W 38-17
5.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Marshall
Week 4 · W 16-7 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#4
vs App State
Week 14 · W 49-23 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Southern Miss
Week 6 · W 27-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Troy
30.5 primary output · 38.1 efficiency · 14.2 usage
73.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · Troy
73.9
30.5 primary · 38.1 efficiency · 14.2 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · West Virginia
64.9
21.5 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 13.7 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
18
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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