Jackson Abresch: S · Northern Illinois · #13.
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Jackson Abresch
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. A two-star recruit with two seasons on the field at Northern Illinois since. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 24 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 35 | 25 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-23vs Boston College | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-10vs Eastern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-34@ No. 19 San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 14-13@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-17@ Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-27@ Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 63-17vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-31vs Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Central Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 14-36vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 8 · 2017
W 48-17
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 31-point win on the road against Bowling Green.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL24 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Rod Carey — 13-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rod Carey
Pass share
42.7%
405 pass / 543 run
Plays / game
72.9
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Northern Illinois, 35 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rod Carey.
