Jaion Jackson
Central Michigan Chippewas
81
Good

Jaion Jackson

Central Michigan ChippewasRebuilding
RCBDefenseGood
Projected Starter

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Jaion Jackson is the projected starter at RCB for Central Michigan Chippewas.

Junior · #4 · 5'10", 170 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Central Michigan Chippewas

  1. 1481Jaion JacksonStarter
  2. 22665Matthew McKenzie
  3. 32455Ty Williams

Central Michigan Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the MAC

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Up next for Central Michigan

Central Michigan plays Eastern Michigan at a neutral site (Ford Field) on Wed, Nov 4. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

The Ballhawk

A 3-star recruit out of East St. Louis, ranked #2,691 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 45 tackles, 1 INT, 7 PBU. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 87th-percentile production nationally — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,691 Natl2-Yr Total84 tacklesTeam Share8%Percentile87th
St. Louis, MO
Jersey
#4
Class
JR
Height
5'10"
Weight
170 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20254517
20243903

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8104
National Rank
#2691
High School
East St. Louis
Hometown
East St. Louis, IL

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 87th-percentile production (×0.76 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 87% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24LM-OHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
3

Final L 28-27

Oct 17LWMUTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-14

Oct 10LOHIOTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-14

Oct 3WAKRTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-17

Sep 26LMIATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-3

Sep 19WWYOTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 24-10

Sep 12WCOLGTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 13-10

Sep 6LUNMTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 38-7

Jaion Jackson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
45 tkl · 7 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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