Is Donte Jackson starting?
Donte Jackson is the starting RCB for the Los Angeles Chargers. Currently listed Out.
Los Angeles Chargers depth chart · RCB No. 1 ›Donte Jackson this week
The Los Angeles Chargers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Donte Jackson is listed as the starter at RCB going into that game.
At RCB for the Los Angeles Chargers, Deane Leonard is next in line behind him.
Donte Jackson's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 23-30 at SEA (Oct 4); L 16-24 at BUF (Sep 27); L 14-26 vs LV (Sep 20).
Donte Jackson wears No. 26, is 30 years old, is listed at 5' 10", 180 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of LSU.
Is Donte Jackson playing this week?
Donte Jackson is listed Out (Jackson (hamstring) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Chiefs.) and is not expected to play (updated Oct 16, ESPN).
LAC RCB Depth
Los Angeles Chargers Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NTJamaree Caldwell
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RDE
- WLB
- LILBDaiyan Henley
Questionable (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- RILB
- SLB
- LCB
- SSDerwin James Jr.
Out (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- FS
- RCBDonte JacksonThis player
Out (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- NB
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAC | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | LAC | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2024 | PIT | 14 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | CAR | 16 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | CAR | 9 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | CAR | 12 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | CAR | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 | CAR | 12 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | CAR | 16 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Career | 9 yrs | 110 | 277 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 68 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 17, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#41 of 162 at CB in Interceptions (2026)
Donte Jackson is rated 71 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 136th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 48% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 4L@ SEATKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 23-30
Sep 27L@ BUFTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 16-24
Sep 20Lvs LVTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 14-26
Sep 13Lvs ARITKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 14-26
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | L@ SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | L@ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | Lvs LV | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | Lvs ARI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donte Jackson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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