Wake Forest · L 27-30
No tackles.
NC State · L 28-31
No tackles.
Florida State · W 44-20
No tackles.
Mack has tackles in 5 of Louisville’s 8 games: none against Wake Forest, NC State and Florida State.
Jabari Mack
Erases the deep middle of the field. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Rich Rodriguez and Jeff Brohm. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Syracuse — Week 7, 2026.
16 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 16 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | Louisville | 34 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 32 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 17 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 99 | 58 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 20 | 6 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs No. 16 SMU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-26@ Syracuse | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 52-24vs Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Oct. 31 · W 52-24 vs Stanford, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 interception. His interception on 4th and 4 ended Stanford’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 4th and 4. Third quarter, up 44-24. Ended Stanford’s drive (int).
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 5 games with play by play.
How Louisville’s defense played that day
Stanford’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9. His interception came with Louisville up 20.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 8th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
25%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFL16 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
43.9%
215 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
61.2
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #44 of 75 ACC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 39 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Rich Rodriguez and Jeff Brohm.
