Jackson Ambush: LB · Florida Atlantic · #43.
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Jackson Ambush
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Florida Atlantic: Tom Herman and Chad Lunsford. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Michigan State — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 5.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 68 | 30 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 82 | 42 | 6.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 150 | 72 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-16@ Michigan State | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-24vs Army | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-20vs Florida International | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-48@ UConn | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-10vs Wagner | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-41vs North Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-38@ UTSA | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-44vs South Florida | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 15-18@ Temple | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-39vs Charlotte | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 63-16@ Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 30 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups68 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Tom Herman — 7-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Lunsford
Pass share
43.4%
349 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
372 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Florida Atlantic, 150 tackles — the college career is complete.
