Tarron Jackson

Career Stats

Year	Team	GP	Sacks	Tkl	TFL
Career		17	1.0	18	2.5
2024		3	—	—	—
2023		3	0.0	6	2
2022		4	—

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Tarron Jackson's contract earns a C+ Contract Value Index, with the AAV sitting where the comparable-tier deals tend to settle. The $1.1M on a one-year rookie deal reflects minimal guaranteed exposure for San Francisco, but Jackson's production fails to justify even that modest outlay — appearing in just 3 games during the 2024 season has left him with a replacement-level track record that doesn't build confidence in future contributions. Defensive ends at his career stage typically command significantly more if they've established consistent availability and sack production, but Jackson has done neither, making the CVI grade appropriately cautious despite the low financial commitment. At 27 and entering his fourth NFL season, this should represent a window where pass-rush specialists prove their value; instead, Jackson's hospitalization following a frightening training camp injury has complicated any evaluation of his health status and immediate marketability, overshadowing what was already a precarious on-field profile. The 49ers' decision to release him outright — rather than tender him as a restricted free agent — signals organizational confidence that they can replace his production elsewhere, a verdict that aligns with the contract's modest value. The one-year structure provides zero long-term cap burden, but it also reflects a front office that viewed Jackson as expendable before the medical crisis emerged, leaving his NFL future deeply uncertain heading into free agency.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Tarron's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance AnalysisProcessing

A Performance grade for Tarron Jackson is not currently available.

Current Sentiment

Tarron Jackson's public perception has cratered to an F, driven almost entirely by a frightening training camp incident that saw the 49ers defensive end collapse during practice, get stretchered off the field, and require hospitalization — a sequence of events that has consumed every inch of his media narrative heading into 2026. The football conversation has been completely overtaken by medical uncertainty, which is significant because even before the health scare, Jackson was already viewed as a fringe roster player with replacement-level production, having appeared in just three games during the 2024 season and logging one career sack across four NFL years. His on-field performance grade of C is actually generous relative to the overall perception, because the narrative is no longer about whether he can contribute — it's about whether he'll be medically cleared to play at all. The 49ers' decision not to tender him as a restricted free agent before the incident signals that the organization had already effectively moved on, and San Francisco's offseason activity — including the re-signing of Trent Williams and a wave of new additions — reinforces that the roster is being built without him in the picture. At 27 and entering what should be a productive window for a defensive end, the combination of replacement-level production, a serious unresolved medical situation, and a team that had already released him creates an overwhelmingly bleak narrative — sympathetic in tone, but offering almost no optimism about his NFL future.