Leroy Jackson
North Carolina Tar Heels
82
Good

Leroy Jackson

North Carolina Tar HeelsAverage
DTDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Leroy Jackson starting?

Leroy Jackson is the projected starter at DT for North Carolina Tar Heels.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Lee County, ranked #1,175 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 34 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,175 Natl2-Yr Total35 tackles · 0 sacksTeam Share3%
Leesburg, GA
Jersey
#91
Class
RS SO
Height
6'1"
Weight
290 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20253400
2024100

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
0.8617
National Rank
#1175
High School
Lee County
Hometown
Leesburg, GA

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 65th-percentile production (×0.83 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 65% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.83)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 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.

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Team Role

34 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement60%

Depth at DT · North Carolina Tar Heels

  1. 19182Leroy JacksonStarter
  2. 21469Tarvorise Brown
  3. 39657Nicco Maggio
Coach North CarolinaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.