Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 71-0vs Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#43
Jackson Mathews
Sophomore defensive back on Tennessee's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 196 lb · Franklin, TN · Christ Presbyterian Academy
Returning to Tennessee for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2850 nationally · Signed with Tennessee
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Tennessee's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2024.
Jackson Mathews
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Kent State, Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Tennessee3-star out of Christ Presbyterian Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 5 Tennessee players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (21 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #8
Background
CAREER HONORS 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll 2024-25 SEC First-Year Honor Roll 2025 – SOPHOMORE Appeared in one game, seeing the field in a win over ETSU (9/6). 2024 - FRESHMAN Played in two games during his first year on Rocky Top … Recorded one tackle against Kent State (9/14) while seeing a...
The secondary · Tennessee
- #15Edrees Farooq76 tackles · 2025
- #42DJ Burks73 tackles · 2025
- #1TJ Metcalf58 tackles · 2025
- #4Ty Redmond43 tackles · 2025
- #43Jackson Mathewsno box-score line yet
17 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology