Senior defensive lineman for Cincinnati. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 8 tackles.
6′4″ · 277 lb · Philadelphia, 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
sacks · 2025
2 TFL · 8 tackles
Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Northwestern State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Cincinnati. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 8 tackles.
Robert Jackson
Wins his gap play after play. Robert Jackson has been at Cincinnati through two head coaches in five seasons. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Northwestern State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. 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 · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #231 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 8 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-20vs Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-20vs Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 70-0vs Northwestern State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 14-45@ Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-30vs Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 23-45@ TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Cincinnati
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #58
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Tre'Vonn Rybka’s 2022 season.
Matches Tre'Vonn on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaden McKenzie's senior season at East Carolina (2024).
Matches Jaden on
Player DNA