Senior defensive lineman on Illinois's 2019 roster.
6′0″ · 290 lb · Little Rock, AR
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 1202 nationally · Signed with Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Illinois's roster.
Kenyon Jackson
This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Illinois. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Northwestern, Week 14, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Illinois, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lovie Smith.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Lovie Smith — 15-34 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (5th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2019
W 24–23
vs Wisconsin
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-42vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-23vs Wisconsin | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-6@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-29vs Northwestern | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 16 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |