Jackson Adams is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Air Force.
Adams fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Three seasons in the Air Force linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Utah State — Week 3, 2025.
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
17 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-13vs Bucknell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-49@ Utah State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 35-44vs Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 48-51@ UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-20vs Army | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-16@ San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-26@ UConn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-20vs New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-21@ Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
24%4 TFLSack rate
18%3 sacksPD rate
12%2 pass breakups17 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks.
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 18-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
20.0%
163 pass / 650 run
Plays / game
67.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
185 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #18 of 45 Mountain West LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
