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Defensive back, LSU, 2015–17
Donte Jackson
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 173 lb
- Hometown
- Metairie, LA
- Born
- Nov 8, 1995
Donte Jackson played defensive back at LSU (2015–17). The Carolina Panthers took Jackson in round 2, No. 55 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Florida, 2017Honors
Defense
Returns
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
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
2017 LSU 12 games, 48 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. BYU | W 27–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Chattanooga | W 45–10 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Mississippi State | L 7–37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Troy | L 21–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Florida | W 17–16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Auburn | W 27–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 21 | at Ole Miss | W 40–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Alabama | L 10–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Arkansas | W 33–10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | at Tennessee | W 30–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Texas A&M | W 45–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | L 17–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 LSU 12 games, 39 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Wisconsin | L 14–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 34–13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Mississippi State | W 23–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | atAuburn | L 13–18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Missouri | W 42–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Southern Miss | W 45–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Ole Miss | W 38–21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Alabama | L 0–10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atArkansas | W 38–10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Florida | L 10–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atTexas A&M | W 54–39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Louisville | W 29–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 LSU 9 games, 12 returns, 170 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | atMississippi State | W 21–19 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs.Auburn | W 45–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at Syracuse | W 34–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 44–22 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. South Carolina | W 45–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 48–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | atAlabama | L 16–30 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs.Arkansas | L 14–31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs.Texas A&M | W 19–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10½″ | |
| Weight | 178 lb | |
| Arm length | 29½″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 71⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.32 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.44 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ | |
| Bench press | 7 reps |
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).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 110 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 66 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 40 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 33 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 59 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 9 | 32 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 110 | 352 | 1 | 23 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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