Player Dossier

2013-2015

Houston

William Jackson III

CB • 6'2" • Houston, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

William Jackson III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a corner

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

93

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Player Story

William Jackson III built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a cornerback from Houston, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of William Jackson III's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.7667

Wheatley · Houston, TX

Committed To
Houston
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2016
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 24
Overall
No. 24
NFL Team
Cincinnati Bengals

William Jackson III, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Houston. William Jackson III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Touchdowns
3
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William Jackson III Houston Highlights

2015 · Houston · Player Highlight

William Jackson III college highlights at Houston.

Season
2015
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

William Jackson III quick answers

Latest team and position
Houston · CB
Career Tackles
0
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 7 games
Best season
2015 Postseason · Houston
Top game
Florida State
Recruit profile
2-star · Wheatley · Houston
High school pipeline
Wheatley · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2016 · Round 1 · Pick 24 · Cincinnati Bengals
Latest roster
No. 3 · Class 2015

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonHouston10-0--146.7
2014 Regular SeasonHouston20-0--053.3
2015 PostseasonHouston40-0--068.9
2015 Regular SeasonHouston40-0--268.9

Related Context

William Jackson III played CB for Houston. Across 3 tracked seasons, William Jackson III recorded 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Houston.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Houston paired 5 primary output with 25 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2015 Postseason · Houston

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

25

Usage

Consistency

81.8

Best Game by takeover score

Florida State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida State: 2. Texas State: 1. UCF: 1. Vanderbilt: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida State

Best efficiency game

40 vs Florida State

Result
Thu 12/31@ Florida StateSplash gameW 38-242
Sat 10/31vs VanderbiltW 34-01
Sat 10/24@ UCFW 59-101
Sun 9/27vs Texas StateW 59-141

Player Story

William Jackson III story

William Jackson III built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a cornerback from Houston, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of William Jackson III's career was his defensive production: 8 interceptions across 7 career games in the available record. That gives William Jackson III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Houston

    2013-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonHouston120
2014 Regular SeasonHouston2201
2015 PostseasonHouston5253
2015 Regular SeasonHouston5250

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Florida State

Week 1 · W 38-24 · Postseason

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

70 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#2

@ UTSA

Week 5 · W 59-28

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

vs Temple

Week 8 · W 31-10 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

vs Grambling

Week 2 · W 47-0

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

vs Vanderbilt

Week 9 · W 34-0

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Havoc Plays

35 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Houston

5 primary output · 25 efficiency · usage

68.9

#2

2015 Regular Season · Houston

68.9

5 primary · 25 efficiency · usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Houston

53.3

2 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games