Marshall · L 23-36
12 tackles, 1.5 for loss
The other 8 games average 6 tackles. This one was 6 above.
Jackson Forrest
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the Old Dominion linebacker corps. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Marshall — Week 9, 2026.
64 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 64 | 17 | 8.5 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 52 | 19 | 7.0 | 4.5 |
| Career | 116 | 36 | 15.5 | 7.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 12 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Norfolk State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20vs East Carolina | 8 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 4 | L 20-46vs James Madison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-42@ Georgia State | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-3@ App State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-23vs Georgia Southern | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-26@ Louisiana Tech | 11 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-36vs Marshall | 12 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 64 | 17 | 8.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 23-36 vs Marshall, play by play
A big game: 12 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 11 of his 12, sacks included.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Old Dominion’s defense played that day
Marshall’s 16 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 8 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 5. His hurry came with Old Dominion down 7.
11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 12 for him; the box score credits 11.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
8 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Fourth quarter, down 44-21.
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 +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%8 TFLSack rate
5%3 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups64 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 12-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 11.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
43.6%
243 pass / 314 run
Plays / game
61.9
9 games
Team sack rate
13.3%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
64 tackles in 9 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #54 at the position.
The No. 2,994 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
