Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#10
Darien Jackson
Senior defensive tackle on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 305 lb · Los Angeles, CA · Corona Centennial HS / Mt. San Antonio College / Black Hills State
Returning to Sam Houston for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Troy
His career numbers, season by seasonDarien Jackson
Wins his gap play after play. Second year in the Sam Houston defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Tulsa, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Phil Longo — 2-12 over that span.
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
2026Sam Houston0-2HC: Phil Longo · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 11 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 13 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kevin Allen’s 2025 season.
89%match
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 9
Matches Kevin on
Class year
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jeremiah Littles's freshman season at South Alabama (2020).
77%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Jeremiah on
Height
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from Jeremiah on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Darien Jackson
Background
Mt. San Antonio College 2024 Season Played in a dozen games ... made 30 tackles with 7.5 TFLs and 5.0 sacks ... had season highs vs Long Beach with 2.0 sacks and 2.5 TFLs Black Hills State Did not see any action in first year at collegiate level ... took redshirt to retain eligibility Corona Cent...
The defensive line · Sam Houston
- #97Dylan Frazier4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #48Chauncey Chidi3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Brody Henderson2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Darien Jackson2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95She'Fon Boyd1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
10 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology