Dane Jackson is a CB out of Pittsburgh. The tier model reads him as a role player — 3% elite, 40% starter.
Character
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He plays a confident, competitive brand of football and could become a solid NFL backup.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Unheralded recruit who became three-year starter with consistent ball production in the ACC.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He's a route crowder who plays with some good physicality and hand fighting around the field.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-CB.
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“…Unheralded recruit who became three-year starter with consistent ball production in the ACC. He's a route crowder who plays with some good physicality and hand fighting around the field. His instincts and ball skills should help him in man or zone, but some scouts question his ability to stick with NFL release quickness and recover deep if beaten. He plays a confident, competitive brand of football and could become a…”
Sourced synthesis from 2 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →