Coastal Carolina University Athletics

• Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round (191st overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft
• A 2020 Consensus All-American - earning first-team honors from four of the five recognized organizations
• A 2020 Associated Press (AP) first-team All-American
• A 2020 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) first-team All-American
• A 2020 Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) first-team All-American
• A 2020 Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) first-team All-American
• A 2020 ESPN first-team All-American
• A 2020 Reese's Senior Bowl first-team All-American
• A 2020 Phil Steele Publication first-team All-American
• A 2020 Sporting News' second-team All-American
• A 2020 CBS Sports/247Sports second-team All-American
• A 2020 Senior CLASS second-team All-American
• A 2020 Lombardi Award finalist
• A 2020 Lott IMPACT Trophy finalist
• A 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist
• A 2020 Bednarik Award semifinalist
• A 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist
• Named the 2020 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• A 2020 All-Sun Belt first team pick for the second-straight year
• Led the team and was second in the Sun Belt in sacks with 8.5 on the year
• Also led the Chants and was third in the league in tackles-for-loss with 14.0 despite seeing double-teams on over 60 percent of the snaps he played
• Was also tied for second in the Sun Belt with three forced fumbles on the year while also adding 54 total tackles, 18 quarterback hurries, and one fumble recovery
• Recorded a season-high 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, and two quarterback hurries in the home win over South Alabama (Nov. 7)
• Picked up six total stops, including 3.0 tackles-for-loss and 2.5 sacks, in limited action in the road win at Texas State (Nov. 28)
• Also tallied five tackles in wins over Campbell (Sept. 18), Georgia Southern (Oct. 24), and Appalachian State (Nov. 21), as well as versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26) in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
• Registered 2.0 sacks in the win over Arkansas State (Oct. 3)
• Finished with four total tackles in wins versus Arkansas State, at No. 21 Louisiana (Oct. 14), and on the road at Georgia State (Oct. 31)
• A 2020 preseason All-Sun Belt first team pick
• A 2021 Reese's Senior Bowl Top 250 List selection
• A 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy preseason watch list member
• A 2020 Bednarik Award preseason watch list member
• A 2020 College Football News Preseason Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year
• A 2020 College Football News Preseason All-Sun Belt team
• A 2020 College Football America Yearbook Group of 5 Preseason Starting Lineup selection
• A 2020 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference first team honoree
• A 2020 Lindy's Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt first team pick
• A 2020 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt first team member
• Named to the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America first team
• Earned a spot on the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District first team
• Named to the 2021 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society
• Named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2020 fall semester

2019 (Redshirt Junior)

• 2019 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first team honoree
• 2019 All-Sun Belt first team selection - only the second first team pick in CCU's Sun Belt history
• Voted one of four team captains
• Played in and started all 12 games at defensive end
• Started on both offense (tight end) and defense (defensive end) at Appalachian State (Sept. 28)
• Led the Sun Belt and set a new Coastal single-season record with 10.0 sacks on the season
• The 72 yards lost from his 10.0 sacks on the season is also a CCU single-season record
• Also led the team and ranked fifth in the Sun Belt with 13.0 tackles-for-loss, of which 9.5 came in conference play
• Was second on the team with a total of 60 tackles on the year
• Added a school-record 13 quarterback hurries, forced two fumbles, and tallied two pass breakups from his defensive end position
• Recorded five tackles or more in six of the Chants' 12 games on the season
• Registered 12 tackles, 1.0 sack, and three quarterback hurries versus Troy (Nov. 2)
• Picked up 10 stops, a nine-yard sack, forced a fumble, and was credited for two quarterback hurries in the home contest versus Georgia State (Oct. 12)
• Capped off the season by tying the CCU single-game record of 3.0 sacks in the regular-season finale win over Texas State (Nov. 30)
• Had 2.5 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sack, and a pass breakup at Arkansas State (Nov. 16)
• Tallied eight tackles and a quarterback hurry at Georgia Southern (Oct. 19)
• A member of the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2020 spring semester
• Named to the 2019 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference second team
• Earned a spot on the 2019 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt second team

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Named to the All-Sun Belt third team
• Played and started all 12 games this season for the Chants at defensive end, despite battling through a leg injury all season long
• Named the BAM Defensive Player of the Week in the win over UAB (Sept. 8)
• Second on the team and fifth overall in the Sun Belt in tackles-for-loss with 11.0 on the year, an average of 0.92 per game
• Totaled 58 tackles on the season, including 3.0 sacks, and was tied with fellow defensive end Jeffrey Gunter for the team-lead with five quarterback hurries
• Totaled eight tackles, including 2.0 tackles-for-loss in the win over UAB
• Also had 1.5 sacks and three quarterback hurries in the home win over the Blazers
• Had six tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and one quarterback hurry in the road win at Campbell (Sept. 12)
• Continued his strong play with five tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, and 0.5 sacks at Louisiana (Sept. 22)
• Picked up three stops, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss at Troy (Sept. 29)
• Recorded one tackle versus ULM (Oct. 13) before leaving the game due to an injury
• Bounced back to post six tackles and a season-high 2.5 tackles-for-loss at UMass (Oct. 20)
• Also had one sack and one pass breakup versus the Minutemen
• Registered four tackles, including 1.0 tackle-for-loss in the win at Georgia State (Oct. 27)
• Tallied a season-high nine tackles, including five solo stops, in the contest versus Appalachian State (Nov. 3)
• Finished the game with four tackles against Arkansas State (Nov. 10)
• Posted six tackles overall in both the Georgia Southern (Nov. 17) and South Alabama (Nov. 23) contests
• A member of the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or higher) in the spring 2019 semester
• A member of the 2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• A member of the Team Leadership Council for 2018

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Named the team’s Strength and Conditioning Defensive Athlete of the Year
• Was a game captain four times
• Played in the first eight games, starting the season opener versus UMass (Sept. 2), but missed the final four games due to an injury
• Despite the injury, Jackson was still a game captain for the Troy (Nov. 11) and Idaho (Nov. 18) games, as well as the Arkansas State (Oct. 14) and Appalachian State (Oct. 21) games
• Recorded four tackles, including two tackles-for-loss, with a seven-yard sack, and a forced fumble in the start at UMass
• Also had four stops in the Georgia State (Oct. 7) and Texas State (Oct. 28) games
• Credited with a quarterback hurry at UAB (Sept. 16)
• Other sacks included a half-sack at UAB and solo sacks versus both Western Illinois (Sept. 23) and Texas State
• Earned Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or higher) honors in the fall of 2017
• Received Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll recognition for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the 2017-18 academic year

2016 (Freshman)

• Received a medical redshirt
• Played in the first four games before suffering a season-ending injury
• Only had three tackles, but two were for losses, including 1.5 sacks
• Lone tackle in the Florida A&M (Sept. 10) was his first career sack
• Was involved in two tackles, including a half-sack, versus Furman (Sept. 24)
• Earned Dean’s List (3.25 GPA or higher) honors in the fall of 2016 and spring of 2017
• Received Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll recognition for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the 2016-17 academic year

High School

• Selected to play for Team South Carolina in the Georgia-South Carolina Border Bowl as well as the South Carolina North-South game
• Participated in the Blue-Grey All-American South Carolina Regional combine
• A first-team All-Aiken Standard selection
• Named first-team South Carolina All-Area by Augusta Chronicle as a senior and second team as a junior
• Tallied 79 tackles, including 11 for losses (five sacks) as a senior
• Helped his team reach the state championship game as a senior and a sophomore