Where Jackson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | LSU#6 · 5-2 | 4 | 17% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | LSU#39 · 7-6 | 5 | 5% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Florida#24 · 8-5 | 2 | 6% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Florida#55 · 5-7 | 6 | 15% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ja'Keem Jackson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Ja'Keem Jackson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 51–10 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · | |
| 2 | W 45–14 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 3 | @ | L 24–32 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · |
| 4 | W 35–6 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 5 | W 63–14 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 6 | @ | L 34–35 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | W 31–0 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · | |
| 2026 · 4 games | 5.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 3427th / 5406 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 2 | 336th / 1588 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 1 | 109th / 526 |
| Return yards | 10 | — |
| Pick-sixes | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Clemson | 48 | ~39 (0–48) | 2 | · | 81% |
| Wk 2 · Louisiana Tech | 55 | ~10 (0–31) | 1 | · | 18% |
| Wk 3 · Ole Miss | 73 | ~22 (0–36) | 3 | 1 | 30% |
| Wk 7 · Mississippi State | 68 | ~2 (0–6) | 1 | · | 3% |
| Season | 418 | 73 (25–86) | 7 | 1 | 17% |
18 DBs on the LSU roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ty Benefield | S | SR | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| P.J. Woodland | CB | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | ||
| 5 | DJ Pickett | CB | SO | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Jhase Thomas | S | FR | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 0 | Tamarcus Cooley | S | JR | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Faheem Delane | S | SO | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Dashawn Spears | S | JR | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Michael Turner Jr. | CB | SO | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ja'Keem Jackson | CB | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Havon Finney Jr. | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 30 | Treylan James | CB | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 46 | Seth Knothe | DB | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Aidan Anding | CB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Aiden Hall | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Dez Ellis | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Mason Dossett | S | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Emari Peterson | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | John Hurley | S | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. LSU depth chart →