#23

Dorian Jackson

Senior cornerback for Western Michigan. 2022: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 41 tackles.

CB · Western Michigan · Sr. · #23

5′10″ · 182 lb · Pittsburgh, PA

CFB Index 61 · #112 of 322 cornersLow confidenceWestern Michigan 2022 alumnus

The story

4 cornerback for Western Michigan. 2022: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 41 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Western Michigan, 66 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

202111 games

All-MACsecond

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Western Michigan

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM

All-MAC 2nd team (2021)

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Tim Lester — 13-12 over that span.

2021Western Michigan8-5HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Michigan5-7HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

61Quality starter #112 of 322?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (97th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (29th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#75 / 2755 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#747 / 2755 · 72nd pct

Tackles#802 / 2755 · 70th pct

Sacks#845 / 2755 · 61st pct

1.0

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th pct

Tackles for loss#1784 / 2755 · 29th pct

1.0

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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.3	0.2	0.2	0.8
Road5g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	0.2	0.2	0.8
Weeks 8+5g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

61 · #112 of 322 corners

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Western Michigan	41	25	1.0	1.0	8	1	--
2021	Western Michigan	25	19	2.5	0.0	12	2	--
Career		66	44	3.5	1.0	20	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022

W 44–7

vs New Hampshire

5 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Dominant 37-point win at home against New Hampshire.

With S. Tyler — 35 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · J. Salopek — 252 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 58.9 · 28 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 37-30@ Ball State	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 13-34vs Pittsburgh	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 6-34@ San José State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 44-7vs New Hampshire	5	4	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 6	L 23-45vs Eastern Michigan	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 7	L 14-33vs Ohio	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 16-10@ Miami (OH)	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 9-13@ Bowling Green	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 21-24vs Northern Illinois	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 12-10@ Central Michigan	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 20-14vs Toledo	6	5	0.0	0.0	1	2	Season-high 6 tackles
Total		41	25	1.0	1.0	1	8

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

Dorian Jackson

202111 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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