Senior defensive lineman for Northwestern. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 305 lb · Gibsonia, PA
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.
The numbers
sack · 2025
1 TFL · 5 tackles
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Central Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Northwestern. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
Miguel Jackson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Miguel Jackson has played for five head coaches across five seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Michigan, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Utah State | 12 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 15 | 6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Charlotte | 29 | 14 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Charlotte | 13 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 74 | 31 | 10.5 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 12 | L 22-24vs Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 13-20@ Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 34-7vs Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Northwestern
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #60 · 2026 recruiting class #52
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to George Wolo’s 2021 season.
Matches George on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Ratcliff's senior season at Southern Miss (2023).
Matches Josh on
Player DNA
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