Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#8
Ja'Keem Jackson
Junior cornerback on LSU's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 188 lb · Kissimmee, FL · Osceola HS
Returning to LSU for 2026
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 56 nationally · Signed with Florida
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on LSU's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida in 2023.
- Transferred from Florida to LSU in 2025.
Ja'Keem Jackson
Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20237 games
- Signed with Florida4-star out of Osceola
20255 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026LSU2-0HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast 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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
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 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
1 TOT · 1 PD
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
LSU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · LSU
Returning around him
- 7 LSU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (44 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #8 · 2026 recruiting class #11
The secondary · LSU
- #2Ty Benefield105 tackles · 2025
- Tamarcus Cooley70 tackles · 2025
- #11P.J. Woodland38 tackles · 2025
- #5DJ Pickett35 tackles · 2025
- #8Ja'Keem Jackson6 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology