Luke Jackson: DE · Tulane · #44.
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Luke Jackson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at Tulane since. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Army — Week 4, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-14vs Grambling | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-23@ Navy | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-56@ No. 2 Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17vs Army | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 62-28vs Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-23@ Florida International | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-34vs No. 16 South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-56@ No. 24 Memphis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-17vs Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17vs Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 38-41@ SMU | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 27 | 7.0 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%4 sacksTFL rate
16%7 TFLHurry rate
2%1 hurryPressure-to-sack conversion
78%4 of 4 pressures45 tackles · 7 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Willie Fritz — 9-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
29.9%
241 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
67.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
257 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
45 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Tulane, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Curtis Johnson → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
