Player Profile

Derrick Jackson

DB • 5'11" • 180 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Derrick Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.3

Efficiency

21.4

Consistency

12.1

Season Value

11.2

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
1
Primary stop by seasons
Kent State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Derrick Jackson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State. Derrick Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Kent State paired 3.5 primary output with 21.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 21.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

21.4

Usage

4.3

Consistency

12.1

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Buffalo: 1. Florida State: 0. Oklahoma: 0.5. Massachusetts: 0. Toledo: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Ball State: 1. Akron: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Buffalo: 3 by 22.5. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 8 by 38.3. Massachusetts: 5 by 20.8. Toledo: 4 by 16.7. Bowling Green: 10 by 41.7. Ball State: 5 by 30.8. Akron: 3 by 22.5. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=4 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs Bowling Green

Result
Fri 11/28@ Northern IllinoisW 35-3132000
Thu 11/20vs Central MichiganL 16-2843000
Wed 11/12@ AkronW 42-3533001
Thu 11/6@ Ball StateL 13-1752001
Sat 10/25vs Bowling Green10+ tacklesW 24-21103000
Sat 10/18@ ToledoL 10-4542000
Sat 10/11vs MassachusettsW 42-654000
Sat 10/4@ OklahomaL 0-44850.5000
Sat 9/20@ Florida StateL 10-6611000
Sat 9/13vs BuffaloL 28-31310010
Sat 8/30vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kent State

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 Regular SeasonKent State3.521.44.3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ball State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

#2

Buffalo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.

#3

Akron

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.

#4

Oklahoma

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 32.2 takeover score.

#5

Bowling Green

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 15.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Kent State

3.5 primary output · 21.4 efficiency · 4.3 usage

11.2

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8286

Cass Technical · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

1

Seasons tracked

48

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 1 tracked seasons, 11 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
1
Career tackles
48