Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Kylin Jackson
Senior safety on TCU's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Clinton, LA · Zachary High School
CFB Index 42 · #342 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to TCU 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.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 214 nationally · Signed with LSU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on TCU's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2023.
- Transferred from LSU to TCU in 2025.
Kylin Jackson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Kylin Jackson has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Grambling — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with LSU4-star out of Zachary
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
TCU
Played his entire career under Sonny Dykes.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning
2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2026TCU1-1HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium 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 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.2 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
Sonny Dykes
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
42 · #342 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #342 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #26 of 40 Big 12 Ss
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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 2 · 2026
W 63–7
vs Grambling
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · TCU
Returning around him
- 3 TCU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (12 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #47
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nate Ritchie’s 2025 season.
Matches Nate on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Nate on
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Matt Kingsbury's junior season at Minnesota (2025).
Matches Matt on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Matt on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kylin Jackson
Background
AT TCU 2025 | SOPHOMORE (12/0) Saw action in 12 games … totaled 26 tackles and 4.5 TFLs, along with 2.5 sacks … picked up four tackles against BYU … had a sack and two tackles against Iowa State … posted five stops and a TFL during the Iron Skillet win over SMU … had three tackles and a TFL again...
The secondary · TCU
- #2Jamel Johnson96 tackles · 2025
- #10Jacob Fields90 tackles · 2025
- #12Kalen Carroll49 tackles · 2025
- #1Vernon Glover41 tackles · 2025
- #6Kylin Jackson26 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · TCU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology