Drake Jackson: LB · USC · #99.
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Drake Jackson
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at USC: Clay Helton and Donte Williams. Named All-Pac-12 two seasons running, most recently in 2021. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Arizona State — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 8 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.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7vs San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-42vs Stanford | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14@ Washington State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-45vs Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-14@ Colorado | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 26-42vs Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-31@ No. 13 Notre Dame | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-34vs Arizona | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-31@ Arizona State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35vs No. 13 BYU | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 23 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
22%8 TFLSack rate
14%5 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups37 tackles · 8 for loss · 5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Donte Williams
Pass share
51.5%
593 pass / 558 run
Plays / game
95.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
553 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #58 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at USC, 103 tackles — drafted at #61 overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Pac-12 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Clay Helton → Donte Williams. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
San Francisco 49ersEntering 5th NFL season
San Francisco 49ersEntering 5th NFL season
