Scooter Jackson
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at UCLA: Tim Skipper and Bob Chesney. On tape: 5 tackles against California, Week 1, 2026.
20 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Scooter Jackson vs Purdue.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-38vs Purdue | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 54-3@ Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-15@ No. 13 Oregon | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-7vs Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-10vs Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-0vs Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Oct. 31 · W 27-0 vs Nevada, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 interception, 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. His interception ended Nevada’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended Nevada’s drive (int).
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How UCLA’s defense played that day
Nevada’s 11 drives: 11 stopped (4 takeaways) · 0 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Oregon’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, up 10-6. Ended Oregon’s drive (fumble).
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 65 yards for the score. 1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted, returned 65 yards for the score. Third quarter, made it 34-3.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
Week 9 · 2026
W 27-0
vs Nevada
1 interception · 1 tackle · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 27-point win at home against Nevada.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL20 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
40.8%
218 pass / 316 run
Plays / game
66.8
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #52 at the position.
The No. 2,655 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Deshaun Foster, Tim Skipper, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
