Savion Jackson: DE · NC State · #9.
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Savion Jackson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Five seasons in the NC State defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Louisville — Week 5, 2023.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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 2 | L 24-45vs No. 10 Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7vs VMI | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21@ Virginia | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Louisville | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-41vs Marshall | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-24@ No. 17 Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17vs Clemson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-6vs Miami | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-6@ Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 35-28@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 39-20vs North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 19-28vs Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
6%2 sacksTFL rate
14%6 TFLHurry rate
5%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
56%2 of 4 pressures40 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
5 seasons under Dave Doeren — 38-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
44.5%
378 pass / 472 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
403 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
40 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #191 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at NC State, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Doeren.
