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Drake Jackson Atlanta Falcons · #93

Defensive End · 6' 4", 273 lbs · Corona, CA · Age 25

Drake Jackson is a Defensive End for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 61st overall, 2022. In 2025 he recorded 3 tackles.

Defensive EndDrafted 61st overall3-yr veteran
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Atlanta Falcons · #93 · Defensive End
Drake Jackson
Season avg3 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg24 tkl · 6 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Drake Jackson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Drake Jackson is a Defensive End for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 61st overall, 2022. In 2025 he recorded 3 tackles.
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Pass rush
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Run D
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Pass rush
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Run defense
Average · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Drake Jackson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1191 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
72Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Drake Jackson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
3 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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The engine

How the model sees Drake Jackson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
1.5
sacks
0.3–2.7
6
tackles
2–11
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ff
0–0
2
pd
-1–5
7
games
2–11
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 2 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.5 sacks
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 15 / 8 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Drake Jackson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
202215143081
2023873010
2025330000
Career26246.0091
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Atlanta Falcons built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
95off index
99def index
+60net
95%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 92, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Drake Jackson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-04-12

The beginning

Drake Jackson is a Defensive End for the Atlanta Falcons, in his 4th NFL season.

Atlanta Falcons

Turning pro

Drafted 61st overall, 2022 as a Defensive End.

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Drake Jackson is an Atlanta Falcons defensive end, drafted 61st overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2022–2025) he has recorded 24 tackles, 6 sacks and 1 interception.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Jackson's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
273 lbs
Draft
61st overall, 2022
Born
Corona, CA
Age
25
Jersey
#93
Background

Drake Jackson is from Corona, CA and is 25 years old. He was drafted 61st overall, 2022 and plays defensive end at 6' 4", 273 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2022–2025) he has recorded 24 tackles, 6 sacks and 1 interceptions. Jackson is currently on the Atlanta Falcons roster.

The person

Drake Jackson is a rotational defensive lineman who has generated 6 sacks and 24 tackles across 3 seasons (2022–2025).

Pass rush6 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.
Run defense24 career tackles up front.
Best season3 sacks in 2022.
Draft pedigree61st overall, 2022.
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FAQ

Drake Jackson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Drake Jackson, answered.

What position does Drake Jackson play?
Drake Jackson is a Defensive End for the Atlanta Falcons.
When was Drake Jackson drafted?
Drake Jackson was drafted 61st overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Drake Jackson played?
3 (2022–2025).
What are Drake Jackson's career stats?
He has recorded 24 tackles, 6 sacks and 1 interception.
Drake Jackson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
4
since 2022
Games missed
5
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk16 · Groin2025 Wk15 · Groin (Out)2025 Wk14 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk13 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk11 · Knee (Out)2023 Wk10 · Knee (Out)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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