Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Central Michigan
Jaion Jackson
DB • 5'10" • 160 lbs • St. Louis, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaion Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Jaion Jackson built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 4, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Jaion Jackson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Jaion Jackson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan. Jaion Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 84
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Jaion Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 84
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · East St. Louis · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- East St. Louis · 40 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · DB 174th (top 18%) · Mid-American 73rd (top 13%) · National 741st (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 10 | 39 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 25.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 57.5 |
Related Context
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Jaion Jackson played DB for Central Michigan. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jaion Jackson recorded 84 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Central Michigan paired 16 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 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: Akron
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
5.7
Consistency
55.6
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 0. San José State: 0. Pittsburgh: 1. Michigan: 0. Wagner: 0. Eastern Michigan: 1. Akron: 3. Bowling Green: 2. Massachusetts: 1.5. Western Michigan: 2. Buffalo: 1.5. Kent State: 3. Toledo: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. San José State: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 6 by 35. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Wagner: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Akron: 3 by 42.5. Bowling Green: 3 by 32.5. Massachusetts: 5 by 35.8. Western Michigan: 5 by 40.8. Buffalo: 6 by 40. Kent State: 5 by 50.8. Toledo: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | @ Northwestern | L 7-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Toledo | L 3-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/20 | @ Kent StateSplash game | W 28-16 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | vs Buffalo | W 38-19 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Western MichiganSplash game | L 21-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Massachusetts | W 38-13 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Bowling GreenSplash game | W 27-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ AkronSplash game | L 22-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 24-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Wagner | W 49-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Michigan | L 3-63 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Pittsburgh | L 17-45 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ San José State | W 16-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaion Jackson story
Jaion Jackson built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 4, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Jaion Jackson's career was his defensive production: 84 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Jaion Jackson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Central Michigan
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 5.5 | 21.7 | 3.8 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Central Michigan | 16 | 26.7 | 5.7 | 10.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 16 | 26.7 | 5.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 117 Akron
Week 6 · L 22-28 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 130 Kent State
Week 13 · W 28-16 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio
Week 7 · L 25-27 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 78 Western Michigan
Week 10 · L 21-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 113 Bowling Green
Week 8 · W 27-6 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
16 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · 5.7 usage
57.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · Central Michigan
57.5
16 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
25.3
5.5 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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