Jayden Jackson
A stout, low-to-the-ground nose who has quietly stacked two seasons of interior work for Oklahoma, 58 tackles and five sacks across 22 games while holding up against SEC-level double teams. The value is in the anchor: he clogs run lanes and occupies blockers, and he's flashed more interior push than the nose position typically asks for, which is what has him drawing a projected NT1 role. However, the pass-rush is the swing, and right now the sack numbers are solid rather than special, the difference between a rotational run-stuffer and a three-down draft piece. His name lands on several 2027 boards but without Round 1 consensus, which reads right. I want to see the interior rush take another step before treating him as more than a reliable early-down anchor. Grade it as a returning SEC nose on a draftable trajectory whose ceiling is tied to how much pass-rush the tape adds this fall.
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Vikings Wire Jun 8, 20262027 NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report on Oklahoma's Jayden Jackson - Vikings Wire
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NFL Draft Buzz Nov 18, 2025Jayden Jackson Defensive Tackle Oklahoma | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report - NFL Draft Buzz
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NFL Mock Draft Database Jul 26, 2025Jayden Jackson 2027 NFL Mock Draft Profile — DL - NFL Mock Draft Database
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Sports Illustrated Jan 14, 2025Oklahoma DL Jayden Jackson Earns Freshman All-America Honors - Sports Illustrated
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Sports Illustrated Aug 30, 2024Once Homeless, 'Underdog' Freshman Jayden Jackson Credits His Mother for His Success at Oklahoma - Sports Illustrated
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Sports Illustrated Aug 26, 2024Why Oklahoma Named DT Jayden Jackson a Starter, and What Brent Venables Thinks About David Stone - Sports Illustrated
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Sports Illustrated Mar 16, 2024Newcomer Profile: Jayden Jackson's Unique Path Has Prepared Him for Life at Oklahoma - Sports Illustrated