Dane Jackson: DB · Pittsburgh · #11.
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Dane Jackson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Fourth year in the Pittsburgh secondary. The first one came in 2019: All-ACC. On tape: 6 tackles against UCF, Week 4, 2019.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 12 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 43 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 41 | 33 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 13 | -- |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 40 | 36 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 18 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 142 | 108 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 38 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-30vs Virginia | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-10vs Ohio | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-17@ No. 13 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-34vs No. 15 UCF | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 17-14vs Delaware | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-30@ Duke | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-20@ Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-16vs Miami | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-10@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-27vs North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-28@ No. 25 Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 19-26vs Boston College | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 34-30vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 12 |
Week 6 · 2019
W 33-30
at Duke
1 interception · 5 tackles · 3 pass breakups
Edged out Duke on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
28%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFL43 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 12 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 28-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
54.6%
513 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
72.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
546 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Pittsburgh, 142 tackles — drafted at #239 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Narduzzi.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 7th NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 7th NFL season
