McKinnley Jackson: DL · Texas A&M · #3.
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McKinnley Jackson
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Texas A&M. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Tennessee — Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-10vs New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 33-48@ Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 47-3vs UL Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-10vs Auburn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-22vs Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-26vs No. 11 Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-20@ No. 19 Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 30-17vs South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38@ No. 11 Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 51-10vs Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-10vs Abilene Christian | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-42@ No. 14 LSU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%5 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksHurry rate
12%3 hurries26 tackles · 5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Elijah Robinson
Pass share
48.3%
423 pass / 453 run
Plays / game
67.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #190 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas A&M, 7 sacks — drafted at #97 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jimbo Fisher → Elijah Robinson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 3rd NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 3rd NFL season
