#10

Jacques Bristol

Senior defensive lineman for Central Michigan. 2023: 4 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, 41 tackles.

DL · Central Michigan · Sr. · #10

6′1″ · 295 lb · Sarasota, FL

CFB Index 61 · #142 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceCentral Michigan 2023 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Central Michigan. 2023: 4 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, 41 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

DT recruit

No. 3486 nationally · Signed with Central Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Central Michigan, 12 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

201912 games

Signed with Central Michigan2-star out of Booker

202311 games

All-MACsecond

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3486 national

CFB

College

Central Michigan

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM

All-MAC 2nd team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Jim McElwain

Central Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim McElwain.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Jim McElwain — 29-28 over that span.

2019Central Michigan8-6HC: Jim McElwain · Balanced

2020Central Michigan3-3HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2021Central Michigan9-4HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2023Central Michigan5-7HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

61Quality starter #142 of 418?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (93rd percentile). Strength: sacks (92nd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#147 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Sacks#202 / 2842 · 92nd pct

4.0

Tackles for loss#215 / 2842 · 92nd pct

8.0

Tackles#835 / 2842 · 70th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Solo tackles#1319 / 2842 · 52nd pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

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

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.4	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road6g	4.8	1.2	0.5	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	0.8	0.4	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	0.6	0.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Drinkall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

61 · #142 of 418 edge rushers

Two-star recruit. Now #142 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Central Michigan	41	16	8.0	4.0	2	--	--
2022	Central Michigan	34	18	3.5	1.0	1	--	--
2021	Central Michigan	35	16	6.0	3.0	3	--	--
2020	Central Michigan	5	4	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Central Michigan	23	14	7.5	3.0	--	--	--
Career		138	68	26.0	12.0	6	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 45–42

vs New Hampshire

1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 1 SOLO

Edged out New Hampshire at home in a shootout.

With B. Emanuel Jr. — 193 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 43.5 · 101 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD · M. Lukes — 9 rush yds (5 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 7-31@ Michigan State	7	2	2.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 2	W 45-42vs New Hampshire	1	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 34-30@ South Alabama	5	1	1.5	1.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 26-23vs Eastern Michigan	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 13-37@ Buffalo	4	0	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 7	W 17-10vs Akron	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 17-24@ Ball State	4	1	1.0	0.5	—	0
Wk 10	W 37-31vs Northern Illinois	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 28-38@ Western Michigan	5	5	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 20-34@ Ohio	4	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 17-32vs Toledo	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		41	16	8.0	4.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology