Dequan Jackson

Senior linebacker for Colorado State. 2022: 100 tackles, 6 tackles for loss.

LB · Colorado State · Sr. · #5

6′1″ · 225 lb · Jacksonville, FL

CFB Index 48 · #295 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceColorado State 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 1301 nationally · Signed with Colorado State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Colorado State. 2022: 100 tackles, 6 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado State in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Colorado State, 322 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20188 games

Signed with Colorado State3-star out of Riverside

20204 games

The snaps went the other way.

All-Mountain Westsecond

202212 games

The role got bigger.

All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1301 national

CFB

College

Colorado State

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST

All-Mountain West mention (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

3 coaches

2018–2019

Mike Bobo

Colorado State

2020–2021

Steve Addazio

Colorado State

era →

2022

Jay Norvell

Colorado State

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Bobo, Steve Addazio, and Jay Norvell. Multi-era developmental context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Colorado State3-9HC: Mike Bobo · Pass-leaning

2019Colorado State4-8HC: Mike Bobo · Balanced

2020Colorado State1-3HC: Steve Addazio · Run-leaning

2021Colorado State3-9HC: Steve Addazio · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Colorado State3-9HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

48Rotational starter #295 of 548?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (98th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (94th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#48 / 2755 · 98th pct

100

Solo tackles#165 / 2755 · 94th pct

Tackles for loss#400 / 2755 · 84th pct

6.0

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Passes defended#1116 / 2755 · 48th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Jim Mora

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #295 of 548 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.

Career stats

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	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022

W 17–14

at Nevada

3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

With P. Turner — 38 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 50 LONG · A. Morrow — 168 rush yds (24 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 7-51@ Michigan	8	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 19-34vs Middle Tennessee	9	4	1.5	—	0
Wk 3	L 7-38@ Washington State	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 10-41vs Sacramento State	13	2	0.0	—	0	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 6	W 17-14@ Nevada	3	1	0.5	—	0
Wk 7	L 13-17vs Utah State	10	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 17-13vs Hawai'i	10	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 10-49@ Boise State	6	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 16-28@ San José State	3	2	0.5	—	0
Wk 11	L 13-14vs Wyoming	13	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 12-24@ Air Force	11	7	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 17-0vs New Mexico	11	4	0.5	—	1
Total		100	43	6.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Dequan Jackson

20188 games

20204 games

202212 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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