Jacques Bristol: DL · Central Michigan · #10.
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Jacques Bristol
Wins the gap play after play. Arrived as a two-star recruit; five seasons of production at Central Michigan since. The first one came in 2023: All-MAC. On tape: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Michigan State, Week 1, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| 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 No. 23 Toledo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 16 | 8.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 |
Week 4 · 2023
W 34-30
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out South Alabama on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%8 TFLSack rate
10%4 sacksHurry rate
12%5 hurries41 tackles · 8 for loss · 4 sacks.
5 seasons under Jim McElwain — 29-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
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
Head Coach
Jim McElwain
Pass share
41.7%
325 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #142 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Central Michigan, 12 sacks — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim McElwain.
