Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#26
Dorian Jackson
Junior safety on Tulane's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 211 lb · Wetumpka, AL
Returning to Tulane for 2026
Dorian Jackson
Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jon Sumrall, Gerad Parker and Will Hall. 2021 brought the first one: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Duke, Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2021
- All-MACsecond
2023
- Signed with Troyout of Wetumpka
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced
2024Troy4-8HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
2026Tulane1-1HC: Will Hall · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 1.5 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
Will Hall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Tulane
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #64
The secondary · Tulane
- #1Jack Tchienchou80 tackles · 2025
- #7Kevin Adams44 tackles · 2025
- #5E'zaiah Shine35 tackles · 2025
- #30Joshua Moore24 tackles · 2025
- #26Dorian Jackson1 tackle · 2025
16 more on the roster · Tulane team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology