Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-39@ Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
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Jerry Mixon
Senior linebacker for Oregon. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 240 lb · San Francisco, CA · Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
CFB Index 76 · #81 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Oregon 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 numbers
12
tackles · 2026
1 TFL · 2 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, 1 TFL, at Oklahoma State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Oregon. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon in 2023.
Jerry Mixon
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He has spent four seasons in the Oregon linebacker corps. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Oklahoma State, Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20233 games
- Signed with Oregon3-star out of Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Oregon
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Oregon
Played his entire career under Dan Lanning.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dan Lanning — 39-6 over that span.
2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2026Oregon1-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th 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 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
76 · #81 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #81 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #14 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–27
vs Boise State
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With D. Moore — 378 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -5 rush yds (2 car) · B. Ettridge — 48 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oregon
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Oregon
Returning around him
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (13 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #3 · 2026 recruiting class #3
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bo Bauer’s 2021 season.
74%match
Matches Bo on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sone Aupiu's junior season at New Mexico State (2025).
73%match
Matches Sone on
Weight
Hurry rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Sone on
PD rate (higher)
Background
As A Junior (2025) » Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3) Played in all 15 games as a junior while making 13 starts … Helped the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Fifth on the team with a career-high 57 tackles (28 solo) while adding 4.0 tackles for loss, half a sack,...
The linebacker corps · Oregon
- #44Teitum Tuioti68 tackles · 2025
- #6Jerry Mixon57 tackles · 2025
- #9Devon Jackson41 tackles · 2025
- #10Matayo Uiagalelei34 tackles · 2025
- #31Nasir Wyatt11 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Oregon team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology