Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 5 | 1669th / 3422 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 6 | — |
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Sam Houston#129 · 1-7 | 7 | 24% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston#134 · 2-10 | 7 | 21% | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Darien Jackson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Darien Jackson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
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| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ | L 21–24 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | L 17–23 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 3 | W 59–0 | 5.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 4 | @ | L 14–49 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ | L 3–35 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 | L 3–16 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 8 | L 24–30 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 9 | @ | L 3–24 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 8 | 2631st / 5664 |
| Solo | 4 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 1 | 780th / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Troy | ✓ DT | 66 | ~22 (9–35) | 1 | 33% |
| Wk 2 · Tulsa | ✓ DT | 64 | · | · | — |
| Wk 3 · Nicholls | ✓ DT | 58 | ~23 (9–36) | 2 | 40% |
| Wk 4 · Texas Tech | ✓ DT | 65 | ~20 (8–32) | 1 | 31% |
| Wk 6 · Liberty | ✓ DT | 52 | ~20 (8–32) | 1 | 38% |
| Wk 8 · New Mexico State | — | 71 | ~20 (8–32) | 1 | 28% |
| Wk 9 · Missouri State | — | 59 | ~20 (8–32) | 1 | 34% |
| Season | 5 GS | 518 | 125 (80–161) | 7 | 24% |
15 DLs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brody Henderson | DE | SO | 34 | 5.5 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 1 | Josh Alexander-Felton | DE | JR | 24 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| 97 | Dylan Frazier | DT | SR | 23 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 98 | Justin Terrell | DT | JR | 12 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 48 | Chauncey Chidi | DE | SR | 9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 10 | Darien Jackson | DT | SR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 91 | Caius Coy | DE | SO | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 95 | She'Fon Boyd | DT | JR | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Jarra Anderson | DT | SR | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 28 | Zion Taylor | DE | JR | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Dimitry Nicolas | DT | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | Bryen Spaulding | DE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Jayden Fry | DE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | Uzziah Warmate | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 93 | Errol West Jr. | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Sam Houston depth chart →