Joe Jackson: DL · Miami · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joe Jackson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Third year in the same defensive front at Miami. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Virginia — Week 7, 2018.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 14.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-33vs No. 25 LSU | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-0vs Savannah State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-24@ Toledo | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-17vs Florida International | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-10vs North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-27vs Florida State | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | L 13-16@ Virginia | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 14-27@ Boston College | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 12-20vs Duke | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-14@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | W 24-3vs No. 24 Pittsburgh | 6 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Total | 47 | 19 | 14.5 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 13 · 2018
W 24-3
vs Pittsburgh
2.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Pittsburgh.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
31%14 TFLSack rate
19%9 sacksHurry rate
19%9 hurries47 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 9 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Mark Richt — 26-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Richt
Pass share
42.9%
353 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
47 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami, 22 sacks — drafted at #165 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
A stat line in 36 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Richt.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 8th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 8th NFL season
