Savion Jackson

Senior defensive end for NC State. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 40 tackles.

DE · NC State · Sr. · #9

6′2″ · 290 lb · Clayton, NC

CFB Index 53 · #191 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceNC State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

SDE recruit

No. 171 nationally · Signed with NC State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for NC State. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 40 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to NC State in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at NC State, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20196 games

Signed with NC State4-star out of Clayton

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#171 national

CFB

College

NC State

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Dave Doeren

NC State

Played his entire career under Dave Doeren.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Dave Doeren — 38-24 over that span.

2019NC State4-8HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2020NC State8-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2022NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2023NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

53Rotational starter #191 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (82nd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#421 / 2842 · 84th pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#459 / 2842 · 82nd pct

5.5

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Tackles#865 / 2842 · 69th pct

Solo tackles#1931 / 2842 · 30th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

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

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.0	0.3	0.1	0.0
Road5g	3.8	0.7	0.4	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

53 · #191 of 418 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #191 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	NC State	40	10	5.5	2.5	--	--	--
2022	NC State	15	6	3.0	0.0	1	--	--
2021	NC State	23	9	1.5	0.0	--	--	--
2020	NC State	20	7	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
2019	NC State	8	5	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		106	37	13.0	3.5	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2023

W 24–17

vs Clemson

2 TOT · 1 QB HUR

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With C. Noonkester — 41 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 52 LONG · K. Concepcion — 51 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 2	L 24-45vs Notre Dame	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 45-7vs VMI	2	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 24-21@ Virginia	5	1	1.0	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 5	L 10-13vs Louisville	5	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 48-41vs Marshall	3	1	1.0	0.5	—
Wk 7	L 3-24@ Duke	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 24-17vs Clemson	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 20-6vs Miami	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 26-6@ Wake Forest	4	2	2.0	2.0	—	2 sacks
Wk 12	W 35-28@ Virginia Tech	4	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 39-20vs North Carolina	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	L 19-28@ Kansas State	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Total		40	10	5.5	2.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Savion Jackson

20196 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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