#52

Antwuan Jackson

Senior defensive tackle for Ohio State. 2021: 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.

DT · Ohio State · Sr. · #52

6′2″ · 295 lb · Ellenwood, GA

CFB Index 47 · #150 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceOhio State 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive tackle for Ohio State. 2021: 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Ohio State, 48 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Ohio State

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018

Urban Meyer

Ohio State

2019–2021

Ryan Day

Ohio State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Ohio State13-1HC: Urban Meyer · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Ohio State13-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

47Rotational starter #150 of 274?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (82nd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#443 / 2743 · 82nd pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#688 / 2743 · 73rd pct

4.5

Tackles#1757 / 2743 · 35th pct

Solo tackles#1896 / 2743 · 29th pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.0	0.6	0.4	0.0
Road5g	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.2	0.5	0.3	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	0.3	0.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

47 · #150 of 274 interior linemen

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Ohio State	23	11	4.5	2.5	--	--	--
2020	Ohio State	11	5	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Ohio State	13	8	3.5	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Ohio State	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		48	24	9.0	3.5	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 45-31@ Minnesota	5	3	1.0	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 2	L 28-35vs Oregon	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 41-20vs Tulsa	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 4	W 59-7vs Akron	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 5	W 52-13@ Rutgers	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 66-17vs Maryland	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 54-7@ Indiana	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 33-24vs Penn State	3	2	1.5	0.5	—
Wk 10	W 26-17@ Nebraska	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 59-31vs Purdue	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 27-42@ Michigan	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Total		23	11	4.5	2.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Antwuan Jackson

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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