Nick Jackson: LB · Iowa · #10.
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Nick Jackson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Bronco Mendenhall, Tony Elliott and Kirk Ferentz. All-Big Ten in 2023 made it four straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UCLA — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
91 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
KCCI Oct 28
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct 27Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Illinois State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-20vs Iowa State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-21vs Troy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-14@ Minnesota | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-35@ No. 3 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 40-16vs Washington | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-32@ Michigan State | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-14vs Northwestern | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-10vs Wisconsin | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-20@ UCLA | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 29-13@ Maryland | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 13-10vs Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 24-27vs No. 23 Missouri | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 91 | 46 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
91tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%5 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
8%7 pass breakups91 tackles · 5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 7.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
34.4%
260 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
58.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
263 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
91 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Six seasons, at Virginia and Iowa, 553 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 67 games over six seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Bronco Mendenhall, Tony Elliott and Kirk Ferentz.
