Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-14vs North Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ Utah | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Phoenix Jackson
Senior linebacker for Arkansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 221 lb · Modesto, CA
CFB Index 74 · #90 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Baylor → Arkansas for 2026
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
6
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs North Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Arkansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Fresno State in 2021.
- Transferred from Baylor to Arkansas in 2026.
Phoenix Jackson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Phoenix Jackson has played for five head coaches across six seasons and three programs. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt: 3 tackles against Utah — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2021
- Signed with Fresno Stateout of Central Catholic
20253 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coaches2021–2025
Arkansas
Coaching transition mid-career: Sam Pittman → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arkansas
2025Baylor
2026Arkansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Fresno State10-3HC: Lee Marks · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced
2023Fresno State9-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Pass-leaning
2024Fresno State6-7HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced
2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2026Arkansas1-1HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
74 · #90 of 571 LBs
Unranked recruit. Now #90 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Baylor | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 45 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 33 | 21 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 15 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 109 | 62 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–14
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
With K. Jackson — 267 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 27 rush yds (10 car) · G. Rush — 48 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 51 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jacorey Crawford’s 2021 season.
75%match
Matches Jacorey on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Jacorey on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Yamarus Banks's senior season at South Alabama (2023).
81%match
Matches Yamarus on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Yamarus on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Phoenix Jackson
The linebacker corps · Arkansas
- #7Bradley Shaw50 tackles · 2025
- #44Ben Bogle37 tackles · 2025
- #10Wyatt Simmons17 tackles · 2025
- #8Phoenix Jackson9 tackles · 2025
- #42Jeremy Evans7 tackles · 2025
4 more on the roster · Arkansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology