Lance Jackson
Texas Longhorns
91
Elite

Lance Jackson

Texas LonghornsElite
JACKDefenseElite
Projected Starter

Is Lance Jackson starting?

Lance Jackson is the projected starter at JACK for Texas Longhorns.

Sophomore · #40 · 6'5", 274 lbs

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Depth at JACK · Texas Longhorns

  1. 14091Lance JacksonStarter
  2. 29273Colton Vasek
  3. 34672Smith Orogbo

Texas Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the SEC

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Up next for Texas

Texas plays Missouri away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Texarkana Pleasant Grove, ranked #21 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 16 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit5★ · #21 NatlTeam Share3%
Texarkana, TX
Jersey
#40
Class
SO
Height
6'5"
Weight
274 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251622

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9875
National Rank
#21
High School
Texarkana Pleasant Grove
Hometown
Texarkana, TX

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 75th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 75% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top <1% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 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 31WMSSTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-3

Oct 24WMISSTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 34-27

Oct 17LFLATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

Oct 10LOUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 27-24

Sep 26WTENNTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 12WOSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-23

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

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Team Role

16 tkl · 2 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement23%
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