Linebacker, Maryland, 2002–⁠05

D’Qwell Jackson

Hometown
Seminole, FL
Born
Sep 26, 1983

D’Qwell Jackson played linebacker at Maryland (2002–⁠05). The Cleveland Browns took Jackson in round 2, No. 34 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2005
ACC Defensive Player of the Year and First-team All-ACC
Drafted
No. 34
Round 2, 2006 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Honors

All-America: AFCA 2005; AP second team 2005; Walter Camp second team 2005; College Football News 2004; Sports Illustrated 2005

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2004Maryland2
2005‡Maryland2
Career4

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2005 (Oct 29 at Florida State): the source has no box score for it. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUHur
20051056811376.54211

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.

Game by game

2005 Maryland 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Oct 20vs.Virginia TechL 9–⁠281
Nov 19vs.Boston CollegeL 16–⁠311

No box score in the source for Oct 29 at Florida State, so that game is not listed.

2004 Maryland 1 game with an interception on file, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 4vs.Northern IllinoisW 23–⁠202

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2006
Height6′0½″
Weight230 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.78 s
10-yard split1.65 sW
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.05 s
20-yard shuttle4.36 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

10 seasons, 140 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

Pro Bowl: 2014

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2006Cleveland Browns137000
2007Cleveland Browns138211
2008Cleveland Browns1612723
2009Cleveland Browns64500
2011Cleveland Browns161493.51
2012Cleveland Browns161143.52
2013Cleveland Browns161371.51
2014Indianapolis Colts1613340
2015Indianapolis Colts1614031
2016Indianapolis Colts127610
NFL career1401,07319.59

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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