Northwestern · W 34-26
4 tackles
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 2 below.
6 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.
Oregon Linebacker Devon Jackson Pulls Back the Curtain Into Ducks' Locker Room
Sports Illustrated Oct 15
Devon Jackson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fifth year in the same linebacker corps at Oregon. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against USC — Week 4, 2026.
48 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
Oregon Linebacker Devon Jackson Pulls Back the Curtain Into Ducks' Locker Room
Sports Illustrated Oct 15 · 1 outlet
from 7 outlets
Jerry Mixon, Devon Jackson lead Oregon football's new linebacker rotation
OregonLive +1 Aug 14 · 2 outlets
Sports Illustrated
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Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Devon Jackson at Oklahoma State.
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Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-39@ Oklahoma State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 84-0vs Portland State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-27@ No. 12 USC | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 15-17vs No. 21 UCLA | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14vs Nebraska | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-21@ Illinois | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-26vs No. 20 Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-26 vs Northwestern, play by play
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Oregon’s defense played that day
Northwestern’s 11 drives: 5 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 11. His hurry came with Oregon down 7.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
7 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 96 yards for the score. 7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
Intercepted on 3rd and 5, returned 96 yards for the score. First quarter, made it 7-3.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from +7 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%3 pass breakups48 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Dan Lanning — 53-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
52.9%
289 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
68.2
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
313 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #155 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #68 of 72 Big Ten LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 45 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dan Lanning.
