The only thing more difficult than attaining success in the NFL is sustaining it the following season and beyond.
In just two seasons, Bears safety Eddie Jackson has established himself as one of the best safeties in the league, led by a breakout 2018 campaign.
Jackson had six interceptions and three touchdowns in 2018, and he was a force in the Bears’ secondary, earning his first All-Pro nod.
But Jackson doesn’t believe that he’s peaked yet, and one NFL analytics person agrees.
Cynthia Frelund believes that Jackson will be a repeat sensation in 2019.
3) Eddie Jackson, S, Chicago Bears
No safety projects to increase his team’s win-share more than Jackson. This would mean repeating as the highest win-driver at the position for the second straight season, something that has yet to occur in my model. Pro Football Focus had the Bears All-Pro safety allowing a 52.8 passer rating in coverage last season (third among 47 safeties with at least 30 targets). I’ll add to that … If you measure targets defended plus catches allowed that didn’t net the opposing offense a first down or touchdown, Jackson ranked first by more than 5 percent (among the same 47 safeties). Despite having a new defensive coordinator in Chuck Pagano, Jackson’s ability to operate in this defense remains the same (and thus, so does his fantasy impact on opposing pass catchers).
Jackson appears to be hitting his stride at the right time on a Bears defense that’s also primed for a repeat big season.
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