Darrell 
Jackson Jr.

DI
#78
|
Florida State
6'5"
337lbs
23y/o
Draft Eligibility:
2026
Overall Grade '25
74.4
141st/887 - DIs
Snap Count '25
522
93rd/2279 - DIs
Pressures '25
14
217th/887 - DIs
Tackles '25
28
45th/887 - DIs
Darrell
Jackson Jr.
DI
#78
|
Florida State
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Summary Bio

Last updated: 5/15/2026
Darrell Jackson Jr. was an interior defensive lineman for the New York Jets who earned a 74.4 overall PFF defensive grade in the 2025 season, 141st among 887 qualified interior defensive linemans. His PFF pass-rush grade of 58.5 ranked 589th among 887 qualified interior defensive linemans. His run-defense grade of 81.3 ranked 65th at the position.
He generated 14 total pressures as a pass rusher. That total included 1 sacks, 12 hurries, 1 hits. Against the run, he recorded 28 solo tackles.

Career

Teams
Year
New York Jets
2026 - Present
Florida State Seminoles
2023 - 2025
Miami (FL) Hurricanes
2022
Maryland Terrapins
2021

PFF Grades

2025
Regular
Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).
OVERALL GRADE
74.4
AVG
141st/887 DIs
PASS RUSH GRADE
58.5
AVG
589th/887 DIs
RUN DEFENSE GRADE
81.3
AVG
65th/887 DIs

Highest Graded Games

vsTXEA
83.6
Week 2, 2025
@CAST
82.9
Week 8, 2025
@NCDU
78.8
Week 8, 2024

Lowest Graded Games

@TXMU
49.9
Week 5, 2024
vsFLUN
51.2
Week 14, 2024
vsALUN
51.5
Week 1, 2025

Grades by Game

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Season Stats

2025
Regular
Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).
SOLO TACKLES
28
45th/887 DIs
SACKS
1
370th/887 DIs
ASSISTS
20
4th/887 DIs
FORCED FUMBLES
0
141st/887 DIs

Defense

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Rank
45
th
Solo Tackles
28
4
th
Assists
20
141
st
Forced Fumbles
0
42
nd
Stops
24
370
th
Sacks
1
162
nd
Hurries
12
345
th
Hits
1
217
th
Total Pressures
14
329
th
Batted Passes
0

Snaps

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Rank
93
rd
Total Snaps
522
65
th
Run Defense Snaps
265
181
st
Pass Rush Snaps
252