Theo Jackson: DB · Tennessee · #26.
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Theo Jackson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The five seasons at Tennessee span three head coaches: Butch Jones, Jeremy Pruitt and Josh Heupel. First career honor, 2021: All-SEC. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Kentucky — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 10 passes defended. 1 interception. 9 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
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-6vs Bowling Green | 11 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 34-41vs Pittsburgh | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-0vs Tennessee Tech | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-38@ No. 11 Florida | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 62-24@ Missouri | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-31vs No. 13 Ole Miss | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-52@ No. 4 Alabama | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-42@ No. 18 Kentucky | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-41vs No. 1 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 60-14vs South Alabama | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-21vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 73 | 36 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
78tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%9 TFL78 tackles · 9 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 11 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
39.5%
374 pass / 572 run
Plays / game
78.8
12 games
Team sack rate
10.0%
430 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #219 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Tennessee, 190 tackles — drafted at #204 overall by the Tennessee Titans.
A stat line in 46 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Butch Jones, Jeremy Pruitt, and Josh Heupel. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Tennessee TitansEntering 5th NFL season
Tennessee TitansEntering 5th NFL season
