Dan Jackson: DB · Georgia · #17.
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Dan Jackson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Georgia secondary. On tape: 7 tackles against Auburn, Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-3vs No. 14 Clemson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-3vs Tennessee Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 13-12@ Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-41@ No. 4 Alabama | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 31-13vs Auburn | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-31vs Mississippi State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-15@ No. 1 Texas | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-20vs Florida | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-28@ No. 16 Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-17vs No. 6 Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 59-21vs Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 44-42vs Georgia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 22-19vs No. 2 Texas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-23vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 47 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL64 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 53-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
55.2%
513 pass / 416 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
537 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
64 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia, 137 tackles — drafted at #230 overall by the Detroit Lions.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 2nd NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 2nd NFL season
