Redshirt sophomore cornerback on Middle Tennessee's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 188 lb · Nashville, TN · Father Ryan
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 2401 nationally · Signed with Middle Tennessee
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on Middle Tennessee's roster.
Jalen Jackson
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Six seasons at Middle Tennessee, two different head coaches: Rick Stockstill and Derek Mason. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (4th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 26 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 16 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 63 | 48 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 10 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 32–25
1 PD · 1 SOLO · 2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With N. Vattiato — 210 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 38.4 · 4 rush yds (3 car) · G. Chadwick — 35 AVG · 38 LONG · 2 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 32-25vs Tennessee Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-52@ Ole Miss | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 21-49vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Middle Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Middle Tennessee
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Middle Tennessee · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #109 · 2026 recruiting class #119
Player DNA
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Noah Tumblin’s 2022 season.
Matches Noah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA
2025 (r-Freshman at WKU) • Did not play in any games 2024 (Freshman at WKU) • Did not play in any games and was redshirted High School • Had 38 tackles and three pass breakups on defense and added 16 receptions for 386 yards and two touchdowns on offense for Father Ryan High School • Played for C...
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