Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24@ California | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Scooter Jackson
Senior defensive back on UCLA's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 191 lb · Compton, CA · Warren HS / Utah Tech
CFB Index 55 · #225 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from UCLA)
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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2655 nationally · Signed with Utah Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on UCLA's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah Tech in 2023.
Scooter Jackson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Scooter Jackson has been at UCLA through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against California, Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Utah Tech3-star out of Warren
202512 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UCLA
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Tim Skipper
UCLA
2026era →
Bob Chesney
UCLA
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Skipper → Bob Chesney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025UCLA
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
2026UCLA2-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium 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, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
55 · #225 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #225 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–10
1 TOT
With C. Gerrand — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG · N. Iamaleava — 151 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.0 · 57 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kalen Carroll’s 2025 season.
89%match
Matches Kalen on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sanchez Blake Jr.'s sophomore season at Memphis (2021).
85%match
Matches Sanchez on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Scooter Jackson
Background
Career Summary Jackson has played in 28 games and made 24 starts over three seasons at UCLA (2025) and Utah Tech (2023-24) … has totaled 99 tackles (75-24-99), 2.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, 12 pass breakups and one forced fumble in his career … his career high in tackles is eight (6-...
The secondary · UCLA
- #4Cole Martin65 tackles · 2025
- #6Tao Johnson50 tackles · 2025
- #1Scooter Jackson44 tackles · 2025
- #32DJ Barksdale36 tackles · 2025
- #2Rodrick Pleasant36 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology