Linebacker, Florida State, 2016–19
Dontavious Jackson
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 229 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Alief, TX
Dontavious Jackson played linebacker at Florida State (2016–19).
Career highs
14tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Boston College, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Florida State | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Florida State | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Florida State | 76 | 46 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | Florida State | 43 | 25 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 156 | 90 | 13 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Florida State | 5 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Florida State | 5 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Florida State | 5 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Florida State | 5 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 229 |
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
2019 Florida State 9 games, 43 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Boise State | L 31–36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UL Monroe | W 45–44 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Virginia | L 24–31 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Louisville | W 35–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. NC State | W 31–13 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Clemson | L 14–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Wake Forest | L 20–22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Alabama State | W 49–12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Florida | L 17–40 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Florida State 12 games, 76 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 3–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Samford | W 36–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 15 | at Syracuse | L 7–30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 37–19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atLouisville | W 28–24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Miami | L 27–28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Wake Forest | W 38–17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Clemson | L 10–59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atNC State | L 28–47 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Notre Dame | L 13–42 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Boston College | W 22–21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Florida | L 14–41 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Florida State 8 games, 17 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | atWake Forest | W 26–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Miami | L 20–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Louisville | L 28–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atBoston College | L 3–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atClemson | L 14–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Delaware State | W 77–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atFlorida | W 38–22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Southern Miss | W 42–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Florida State 8 games, 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 52–8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at South Florida | W 55–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. North Carolina | L 35–37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atMiami | W 20–19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Wake Forest | W 17–6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Clemson | L 34–37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atNC State | W 24–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Boston College | W 45–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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