Dequan Jackson: LB · Colorado State · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dequan Jackson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Colorado State. Another came in 2022: All-Mountain West. On tape: 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Wyoming, Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
100 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Colorado State | 100 | 43 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 84 | 34 | 8.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Colorado State | 40 | 22 | 5.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Colorado State | 87 | 39 | 6.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2018 | Colorado State | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 322 | 143 | 27.0 | 4.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-51@ No. 8 Michigan | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-34vs Middle Tennessee | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-38@ Washington State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-41vs Sacramento State | 13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 17-14@ Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-17vs Utah State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 17-13vs Hawai'i | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-49@ Boise State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-28@ San José State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-14vs Wyoming | 13 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 12-24@ Air Force | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-0vs New Mexico | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 100 | 43 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
100tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups100 tackles · 6 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 11.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
45.7%
322 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
58.7
12 games
Team sack rate
16.2%
377 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Colorado State, 322 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 47 games over five seasons.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Bobo, Steve Addazio, and Jay Norvell. Multi-era developmental context.
