Player Career

T.J. Jackson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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. 1

    Troy

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    West Virginia

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202220222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonTroy0
2021 Regular SeasonTroy18.62.31
2022 PostseasonTroy30.538.114.229.5
2022 Regular SeasonTroy30.538.114.20
2023 PostseasonTroy1523.97.1-15.5
2023 Regular SeasonTroy1523.97.10
2024 PostseasonWest Virginia21.533.313.76.5
2024 Regular SeasonWest Virginia21.533.313.70

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Troy to West VirginiaG5/FCS to P483.5Dec 27, 2023

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