Jackson Mitchell: LB · SMU · #44.
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Jackson Mitchell
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. On tape: 10 tackles against Memphis, Week 10, 2016.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SMU | 47 | 33 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Career | 47 | 33 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-21@ North Texas | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-40@ No. 23 Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 29-14vs Liberty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-33vs TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 40-43@ Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-16vs No. 11 Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-31@ Tulane | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-51vs Memphis | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 55-31@ East Carolina | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-35vs South Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-75vs Navy | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 33 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
4%2 pass breakups47 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Morris
Pass share
49.2%
456 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
77.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
499 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at SMU, 47 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: June Jones → Chad Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
