Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Jermarian Jackson
Senior cornerback on Virginia's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 184 lb · Plant City, FL
CFB Index 39 · #213 of 327 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Virginia for 2026
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.
The story
4 cornerback on Virginia's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Robert Morris in 2022.
Recruiting
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CB recruit
Signed with Robert Morris
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJermarian Jackson
Jams receivers off their route at the line. This is his third year in the same secondary at Virginia. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Norfolk State — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Robert Morrisout of Plant City
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Virginia
Played his entire career under Tony Elliott.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Tony Elliott — 18-10 over that span.
2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
39 · #213 of 327 corners
Unranked recruit. Now #213 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–3
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (31 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #53 · 2026 recruiting class #111
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Zemaiah Vaughn’s 2023 season.
88%match
Matches Zemaiah on
Height
PD rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Huskey's sophomore season at Bowling Green (2023).
93%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 36
Matches Jalen on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jermarian Jackson
The secondary · Virginia
- #23Jaylen Jones66 tackles · 2025
- #18Jalen McNair50 tackles · 2025
- #6Brandyn Hillman49 tackles · 2025
- #30Ethan Minter47 tackles · 2025
- #9Jermarian Jackson0 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology