Lindenwood · W 29-3 · FCS
No tackles.
Massachusetts · W 38-14
No tackles.
Marshall has tackles in 6 of Eastern Michigan’s 9 games: none against Sacramento State, Lindenwood and Massachusetts.
Jason Marshall
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the same secondary at Eastern Michigan. One game to point at: 13 tackles against Michigan State — Week 2, 2026.
34 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Jason Marshall vs San José State.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 34 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 56 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 94 | 53 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-17vs Sacramento State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs San José State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 10-54@ Wisconsin | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-23@ Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34vs Toledo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24@ Ohio | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 24 · L 20-24 at Ohio, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
How Eastern Michigan’s defense played that day
Ohio’s 9 drives: 6 stopped · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 13 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 12 of his 13, sacks included.
7 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 8th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
0 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Sacramento State’s drive (int).
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 28-17. Ended Sacramento State’s drive (int).
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL34 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Chris Creighton — 14-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
55.8%
333 pass / 264 run
Plays / game
66.3
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #26 of 40 Mid-American DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Creighton.
