Jayden Jackson
Oklahoma Sooners
91
Elite

Jayden Jackson

Oklahoma SoonersElite
NTDefenseElite
Projected Starter

Is Jayden Jackson starting?

Jayden Jackson is the projected starter at NT for Oklahoma Sooners.

Junior · #65 · 6'2", 310 lbs

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Depth at NT · Oklahoma Sooners

  1. 16591Jayden JacksonStarter
  2. 2885Bishop Thomas
  3. 3666Nigel Smith II
  4. 49966Braxton Fely
  5. 51959Brian Harris

Oklahoma Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of IMG Academy, ranked #327 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 28 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot and 89th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #327 Natl2-Yr Total58 tackles · 5 sacksTeam Share4%Percentile89th
Indianapolis, IN
Jersey
#65
Class
JR
Height
6'2"
Weight
310 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252853
20243032

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9039
National Rank
#327
High School
IMG Academy
Hometown
Bradenton, FL

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 89th-percentile production (×0.98 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 89% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WTEXTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-24

Sep 26LUGATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Sep 19WUNMTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 14-6

Sep 12LMICHTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-10

Sep 5WUTEPTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 51-0

Jayden Jackson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

28 tkl · 5 TFL · 3 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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