Jackson Cravens: DT · BYU · #91.
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Jackson Cravens
Wins the gap play after play. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Oklahoma State — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 3 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BYU | 24 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 17 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2021 | Boise State | 39 | 17 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Boise State | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Utah | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 91 | 34 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-0vs Sam Houston | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-16vs Southern Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-31@ Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-38@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-27vs Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 11-44@ TCU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-14vs Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-35@ No. 7 Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-37@ West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-45vs Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31vs No. 14 Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 34-40@ No. 21 Oklahoma State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
8%2 hurries24 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
52.7%
395 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
62.5
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #67 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Utah, Boise State and BYU, 91 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Kyle Whittingham, Bryan Harsin, Andy Avalos and Kalani Sitake.
