Bryson Jackson: S · Baylor · #7.
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Bryson Jackson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Baylor: Matt Rhule and Dave Aranda. The first one came in 2022: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against West Virginia — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-42vs Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-20vs No. 12 Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-7vs Long Island University | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-35@ UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-39vs Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 32-29@ Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 18-30vs Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-25vs Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 25-59@ Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-42@ TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34vs West Virginia | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 21 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%4 TFL24 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
52.1%
442 pass / 407 run
Plays / game
70.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #440 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Baylor, 67 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Rhule → Dave Aranda. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
