Clemson · L 7-22
No tackles.
Coastal Carolina · W 31-24
No tackles.
Jackson has tackles in 6 of Georgia Southern’s 8 games: none against Clemson and Coastal Carolina.
Jayden Jackson
One game to point at: 3 tackles against App State — Week 9, 2026.
10 tackles · 0 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-31@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs No. 25 Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs James Madison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-15@ Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 19-3vs App State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 31-0
1 interception · 1 tackle · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
59.2%
327 pass / 225 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #435 at the position.
The No. 1,566 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt as a freshman.
Sun Belt Conference
