Jackson Mitchell: LB · UConn · #8.
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Jackson Mitchell
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The four seasons at UConn span three head coaches: Randy Edsall, Lou Spanos and Jim Mora. One game to point at: 15 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against South Florida — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
113 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 7 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-24vs NC State | 15 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Florida International | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-41vs No. 18 Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-34vs Utah State | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ Rice | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs South Florida | 15 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-21@ Boston College | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-59@ No. 19 Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-44@ No. 21 James Madison | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-3vs Sacred Heart | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-18@ Massachusetts | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 113 | 56 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
113tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%7 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
1%1 pass breakups113 tackles · 7 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 11.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 9.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
49.6%
381 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
374 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
113 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #101 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at UConn, 424 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Randy Edsall, Lou Spanos, and Jim Mora. Multi-era developmental context.
