Brennan Jackson: DE · Washington State · #80.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brennan Jackson
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Played for three head coaches at Washington State: Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich and Jake Dickert. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oregon State, Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington State | 57 | 25 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 39 | 16 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Washington State | 46 | 21 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 19 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Washington State | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 162 | 73 | 34.0 | 19.5 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-24@ Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-22vs No. 19 Wisconsin | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 64-21vs Northern Colorado | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-35vs No. 14 Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-25@ UCLA | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-44vs Arizona | 8 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 24-38@ No. 9 Oregon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-38@ Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-10vs Stanford | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 39-42@ California | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | W 56-14vs Colorado | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-24@ No. 4 Washington | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 25 | 12.0 | 8.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
14%8 sacksTFL rate
21%12 TFLHurry rate
16%9 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
47%8 of 17 pressures57 tackles · 12 for loss · 8 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
60.5%
511 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
552 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
57 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #22 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Washington State, 20 sacks — drafted at #154 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich, and Jake Dickert. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 3rd NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 3rd NFL season
