Linebacker, App State, 2018–21
D’Marco Jackson
- Number
- No. 52
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Spartanburg, SC
- Born
- Jul 20, 1998
D’Marco Jackson played linebacker at App State (2018–21). The New Orleans Saints took Jackson in round 5, No. 161 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. Marshall, 20213sacks, career highvs. Elon, 20212interceptions, career highvs. Arkansas State, 2020Honors
Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2018 and 2019
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | App State | 52 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2019 | App State | 52 | LB | So. | ||
| 2020 | App State | 52 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2021 | App State | 52 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 230 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 App State 14 games, 119 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. East Carolina | W 33–19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Miami | L 23–25 | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Elon | W 44–10 | 13 | 6 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Marshall | W 31–30 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Georgia State | W 45–16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at Louisiana | L 13–41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 30–27 | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. UL Monroe | W 59–28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Arkansas State | W 48–14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. South Alabama | W 31–7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at Troy | W 45–7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 27–3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | atLouisiana | L 16–24 | 11 | 4 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Western Kentucky | L 38–59 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 App State 12 games, 86 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Charlotte | W 35–20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | atMarshall | L 7–17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Campbell | W 52–21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Arkansas State | W 45–17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atUL Monroe | W 31–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Texas State | W 38–17 | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Georgia State | W 17–13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 21 | atCoastal Carolina | L 23–34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Troy | W 47–10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs.Louisiana | L 21–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atGeorgia Southern | W 34–26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. North Texas | W 56–28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 App State 14 games, 60 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 42–7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Charlotte | W 56–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at North Carolina | W 34–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Coastal Carolina | W 56–37 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atLouisiana | W 17–7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.UL Monroe | W 52–7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atSouth Alabama | W 30–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Georgia Southern | L 21–24 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at South Carolina | W 20–15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | atGeorgia State | W 56–27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Texas State | W 35–13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atTroy | W 48–13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Louisiana | W 45–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. UAB | W 31–17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 App State 12 games, 24 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Penn State | L 38–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atCharlotte | W 45–9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 72–7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.South Alabama | W 52–7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atArkansas State | W 35–9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Louisiana | W 27–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | atGeorgia Southern | L 14–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atCoastal Carolina | W 23–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atTexas State | W 38–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Troy | W 21–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 1 | vs.Louisiana | W 30–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 15 ✦ | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 45–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ | |
| Weight | 233 lb | |
| Arm length | 32½″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.55 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 19 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.19 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.29 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 31 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 43 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Chicago Bears | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 31 | 81 | 1 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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