2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Lance Jackson
Second year in the Texas defensive front. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 9, 2026.
22 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Lance Jackson at Tennessee.
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Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs No. 1 Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-17@ No. 14 Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27vs No. 7 Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-3vs Mississippi State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 31-3 vs Mississippi State, play by play
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 6 games with play by play.
How Texas’s defense played that day
Mississippi State’s 10 drives: 9 stopped · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
3 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Second quarter, down 10-3.
Week 2 · 2026
W 24-23
vs Ohio State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 1 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from +6 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
5%1 sackTFL rate
7%2 TFL22 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Steve Sarkisian — 16-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
43.5%
226 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
64.9
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
263 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #371 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #62 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
