Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 80-6vs Northwestern State | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ LSU | 12 | 8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 |
#23
Alonzo Jackson Jr.
Sophomore linebacker for Louisiana Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 227 lb · Haynesville, LA
Returning to Louisiana Tech for 2026
How he plays
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Tackles for loss: 99th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
16
tackles · 2026
5 TFL · 3 sacks · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far
Career night12 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 3 sacksat LSU (FBS) · L 14-45
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Louisiana Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana Tech in 2024.
Alonzo Jackson Jr.
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Louisiana Tech. His first career honor landed in 2025: Conference USA Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 12 tackles, 3.5 TFL against LSU, Week 2, 2026.
16 TACKLES · 3 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2024
- Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Haynesville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Louisiana Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2025)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Louisiana Tech
Played his entire career under Sonny Cumbie.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 14-14 over that span.
2024Louisiana Tech5-8HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning
2025Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-heavy
2026Louisiana Tech1-1HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (99th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.0 TKL/g, 2.5 TFL/g, 1.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 29 | 18 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 47 | 28 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 80–6
4 TOT · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Dominant 74-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With J. Mickens — 31 rush yds (2 car) · B. Baker — 232 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 1 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Louisiana Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (11 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana Tech · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #124 · 2026 recruiting class #99
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to James Nachtigal’s 2016 season.
58%match
Matches James on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Differs from James on
Class year (lower)
Sack rate (higher)
PD rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Donterry Russell's junior season at Texas State (2025).
Matches Donterry on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Donterry on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Sack rate (lower)
The linebacker corps · Louisiana Tech
- #22Jadon Mayfield61 tackles · 2025
- #10Kolbe Fields39 tackles · 2025
- #21Zheric Hill32 tackles · 2025
- #23Alonzo Jackson Jr.29 tackles · 2025
- #35Cole Watson7 tackles · 2025
8 more on the roster · Louisiana Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology