Jackson was at his best under Fangio in 2018, earning first-team All-Pro honors after recording six interceptions, forcing two fumbles and scoring three touchdowns. As a whole, the Bears defense was dominant that season, leading the NFL in takeaways (36), interceptions (27) and points allowed (17.7) while also recording an NFC-best 50 sacks. Internally, many of the players that were around that year believe having Desai at the controls can help propel the defense to those levels of production.