Defensive back, Tennessee, 2017–21
Theo Jackson
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 203 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Nashville, TN
- Born
- Oct 2, 1998
Theo Jackson played defensive back at Tennessee (2017–21). The Tennessee Titans took Jackson in round 6, No. 204 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highthree times; last at Kentucky, 2021Honors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tennessee | 26 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Tennessee | 26 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Tennessee | 26 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Tennessee | 26 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Tennessee | 26 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 203 |
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 Tennessee 12 games, 78 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bowling Green | W 38–6 | 11 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 34–41 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 56–0 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Florida | L 14–38 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Missouri | W 62–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Ole Miss | L 26–31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | at Alabama | L 24–52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Kentucky | W 45–42 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Georgia | L 17–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. South Alabama | W 60–14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 45–21 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Purdue | L 45–48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Tennessee 7 games, 31 tackles, 1 INT
2019 Tennessee 12 games, 53 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia State | L 30–38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. BYU | L 26–29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Chattanooga | W 45–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atFlorida | L 3–34 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Georgia | L 14–43 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Mississippi State | W 20–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atAlabama | L 13–35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. South Carolina | W 41–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atKentucky | W 17–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atMissouri | W 24–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 28–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Indiana | W 23–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Tennessee 9 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. West Virginia | L 14–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 59–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UTEP | W 24–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Florida | L 21–47 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Auburn | W 30–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Alabama | L 21–58 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Charlotte | W 14–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Kentucky | W 24–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Missouri | L 17–50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Tennessee 6 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Indiana State | W 42–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Georgia | L 0–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.South Carolina | L 9–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atAlabama | L 7–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atKentucky | L 26–29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atMissouri | L 17–50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅞″ |
| Weight | 198 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 76″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s |
| Vertical jump | 37″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 12 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.34 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.25 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 45 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 46 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 45 | 102 | 2 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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