#44

Luke Jackson

Defensive end for Tulane. 2017: 3.5 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 45 tackles.

DE · Tulane · #44

6′3″ · 235 lb · LaPlace, LA

Tulane 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2117 nationally · Signed with Tulane

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 defensive end for Tulane. 2017: 3.5 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 45 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Tulane in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Tulane, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

2013

Signed with Tulane2-star out of St. Charles Catholic

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2117 national

CFB

College

Tulane

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Willie Fritz — 9-15 over that span.

2016Tulane4-8HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2017Tulane5-7HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (89th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (86th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#268 / 2682 · 89th pct

3.5

Tackles for loss#351 / 2682 · 86th pct

7.0

Tackles#806 / 2682 · 70th pct

Solo tackles#798 / 2682 · 70th pct

Passes defended#746 / 2682 · 66th pct

QB hurries#717 / 2682 · 63rd pct

Forced fumbles#69 / 715 · 45th pct

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

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.8	0.4	0.2	0.3
Road6g	3.7	0.8	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.3	0.6	0.6	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.2	0.6	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Hall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Tulane	45	27	7.0	3.5	2	--	--
2016	Tulane	20	14	5.0	1.0	1	--	--
Career		65	41	12.0	4.5	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2017

W 20–17

vs Houston

1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With J. Banks — 251 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.1 · 68 rush yds (16 car) · T. Encalade — 6 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week