Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#19
Zah Jackson
Freshman safety for Marshall. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Huntington, WV · Huntington H.S.
Returning to Marshall for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, vs Middle Tennessee
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 safety for Marshall. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to West Virginia in 2025.
- Transferred from West Virginia to Marshall in 2025.
Zah Jackson
Zah Jackson arrived at Marshall from West Virginia. The receipt on tape: 1 INT against Middle Tennessee, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with West Virginia3-star out of Huntington
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Marshall
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Marshall1-1HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marshall | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–26
1 INT · 54 YDS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With C. Heimbach — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · C. Del Rio-Wilson — 92 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.2 · 43 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Marshall
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Marshall
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (28 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Marshall · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #97 · 2026 recruiting class #123
Background
HERD FILE: Jackson comes to Marshall after spending the spring at WVU and was a highly-touted prospect out of Huntington High School where he was a two-way standout for head coach Billy Seals. A three-star prospect, Jackson won 47 games – including the 2022 Class AAA state championship – while st...
The secondary · Marshall
- #1Boogie Trotter73 tackles · 2025
- Cameron Smith66 tackles · 2025
- #17Daytione Smith50 tackles · 2025
- #11Joshua Pierre-Louis33 tackles · 2025
- #19Zah Jackson2 games · 2026
25 more on the roster · Marshall team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology