Player Profile

Merrick Jackson

DL • 6'2" • 316 lbs • East St. Louis, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Merrick Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.9

Efficiency

16

Consistency

22.8

Season Value

21.1

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Primary stop by seasons
Minnesota
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Merrick Jackson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota. Merrick Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Minnesota paired 6.5 primary output with 16 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 16 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2017 Regular Season · Minnesota

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

16

Usage

4.9

Consistency

22.8

Best Game by takeover score

Wisconsin

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 0. Maryland: 0. Purdue: 2. Illinois: 0.5. Iowa: 0. Michigan: 2. Nebraska: 2. Wisconsin: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 1 by 24.2. Illinois: 3 by 17.5. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Nebraska: 3 by 32.5. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=3 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=5 · -0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=4 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=4 · +0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Michigan

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Nebraska

Result
Sat 11/25vs WisconsinL 0-3110000
Sat 11/11vs NebraskaW 54-21300.500.501
Sun 11/5@ MichiganL 10-3321110
Sat 10/28@ IowaL 10-1711000
Sat 10/21vs IllinoisW 24-17310.5000
Sat 10/7@ PurdueL 17-3111110
Sat 9/30vs MarylandL 24-3132000
Sun 9/10@ Oregon StateW 48-1410000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Minnesota

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonMinnesota312.75.3
2017 Regular SeasonMinnesota6.5164.93.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Illinois

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

#2

Michigan

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.

#3

Nebraska

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.

#4

Purdue

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 25.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Minnesota

6.5 primary output · 16 efficiency · 4.9 usage

21.1

#2

2016 Regular Season · Minnesota

12.5

3 primary · 12.7 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8522

Althoff Catholic · Belleville, IL

Committed To
Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

23

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
23