Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#1
Evan Jackson
Senior safety on Oklahoma State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 188 lb · Houston, TX · North Shore
CFB Index 63 · #156 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred North Texas → Oklahoma State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1327 nationally · Signed with North Texas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Oklahoma State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Texas in 2023.
- Transferred from North Texas to Oklahoma State in 2026.
- Evan Jackson follows coach to OSU (Aug 26) Reported
Evan Jackson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Eric Morris and Drew Svoboda. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Tulsa, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
202311 games
- Signed with North Texas3-star out of North Shore
202510 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023–2024
Oklahoma State
2025era →
Doug Meacham
Oklahoma State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham, and Eric Morris. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
2025North Texas
2026Oklahoma State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023North Texas5-7HC: Eric Morris · Balanced, fast tempo
2024North Texas6-7HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning
2025North Texas12-2HC: Drew Svoboda · Balanced
2026Oklahoma State1-1HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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 1 game: 2.0 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
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
63 · #156 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #156 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | 44 | 28 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 59 | 41 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | North Texas | 27 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 132 | 91 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 6 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bydarrius Knighten’s 2021 season.
86%match
Matches Bydarrius on
PD rate
Height
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dexter Ricks Jr.'s junior season at Liberty (2024).
91%match
Matches Dexter on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Evan Jackson
Background
A 2026 addition who transferred from North Texas. 2025 (Junior at North Texas): Appeared in all 14 games, making one start ... Accumulated 44 tackles, including 28 solo stops ... Recorded two interceptions and two pass breakups on the year, adding a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Tallied UNT’s...
The secondary · Oklahoma State
- #7Quinton Hammonds54 tackles · 2025
- #6Christian Bodnar44 tackles · 2025
- #1Evan Jackson44 tackles · 2025
- #9LaDainian Fields16 tackles · 2025
- #8Kollin Lewis15 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Oklahoma State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology