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2025 Devon Jackson LB Oregon NFL Draft Report CFBALL

  • Position Inside Linebacker
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 230
  • Hometown Omaho, NE.
  • Highschool Burke HS

As A Redshirt Freshman (2023)
Played in 12 of Oregon’s 14 games as a true freshman … Finished with 17 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss … At least one tackle in nine of 12 games played, including five games with multiple tackles … Played 230 total snaps, including 163 on defense and 67 on special teams … Earned a solid 80.1 tackling grade by Pro Football Focus … Credited by PFF with five quarterback hurries … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): First career multi-tackle game in the season opener … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Impressed with a career-high five total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss, the first TFLs of his career … Played a season-high 33 defensive snaps.

As A Freshman (2022)
Utilized a redshirt as a true freshman while appearing in five games for the Ducks … Played in the first four games of the season and was able to play in the SDCCU Holiday Bowl vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28) without burning redshirt … Played nine total snaps on defense and 40 on special teams … Made lone tackle of the season and first of career in Oregon’s win over No. 12 BYU (Sept. 17).

High School
A semifinalist for the high school Butkus Award … A consensus four-star recruit and top-five player from Nebraska … No. 85 player in the nation according to ESPN, while ranking 108th by 247Sports and 138th by the 247 composite … The No. 9 ranked linebacker according to 247Sports, while ranking 12th at the position in the 247 composite … The No. 9 outside linebacker in the country by ESPN, while ranking 26th by Rivals … No. 1-ranked player from Nebraska by ESPN, 247Sports and the 247 composite, while ranking No. 4 by Rivals … Top-ranked linebacker in Nebraska by 247Sports and the 247 composite, while ranking as the No. 1 outside linebacker in the state by ESPN and Rivals … Selected to play in the 2022 All-American All-Star Game … A three-year letterman … Led team to a 17-5 record with two district championships and two second-round state playoff appearances … Finished career with 78 tackles (55 solo), 16.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, two interceptions and three forced fumbles … As a senior, named to the 2021 All-Nebraska Football Team … A first-team all-metro selection … Finished year with 52 tackles (36 solo), 10.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles while averaging 4.7 tackles per game … Scored a pair of defensive touchdowns, one on a pick-6 and one on a fumble recovery return … On offense, had 17 receptions for 170 yards and a TD, averaging 10.0 yards per catch … Finished with five-or-more tackles in six of 11 games … Had a career-high nine tackles (6 solo) with 3.0 TFL, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in a 21-10 win over Omaha North … Had eight tackles (7 solo), 2.0 TFL and a sack in a 21-3 win over Lincoln Southeast in the first round of the state playoffs … Finished with seven tackles (5 solo), 1.0 TFL, a sack and two fumble recoveries, including one for a TD, in a 34-21 win vs. Millard North … Had five tackles in three games, including in a 32-6 win over Omaha Central that included all solo tackles and 2.0 TFL … Had five tackles, 1.0 TFL and a pick-6 in a 28-21 win over Kearney … Had sacks in three games … Finished with multiple TFL in three games, while having at least one in seven of 11 games … Totaled a career-high 3.0 TFL vs. Omaha Central, while finishing with  2.0 tackles for loss in a first-round playoff win over Lincoln Southeast and vs. Omaha Central … Had an interception in two different games, including a 52-yard interception return … On offense, had multiple catches in five games … Finished with a career-high four catches for 94 yards and a TD in the 28-21 win over Kearney, in addition to the pick-6 … Had three receptions in a win over Omaha North and two catches three times … Caught at least one pass in nine of 11 games … Junior season was cancelled by COVID-19 … As a sophomore, helped lead team to a 9-2 record, a District 6 championship and a second round appearance in the 2019 NSAA Class A State Football Championships … Finished season with 36 tackles (19 solo), 5.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble and a blocked punt while averaging 3.3 tackles per game … Had multiple-tackles in five games … Finished with a season-high six tackles (5 solo) with a tackle for loss and sack vs. Millard West …  Matched season-high with six tackles (4 solo) in a 31-27 win over Omaha North with 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks and a blocked punt … Returned the blocked punt for 38 yards … Finished with four tackles in two games and three tackles in one game … Had sacks in two different games, while make 2.0 TFL in two games … Blocked a pair of kicks, including a field goal in a two-point win over Lincoln Southeast and a punt in a four-point win vs. Omaha North …. High school coach was Paul Limongi … Also recruited by Arizona State, Auburn, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kanas State, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Texas A&M.

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