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10 Tavyn Jackson

  • Position NICKEL
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 195
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Tallahassee, Fla.

Biography

Graduated in May 2023 with a bachelor's degree in information technology.

Honors
2022 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team


 

2023 (Graduate Student)

  • Did not see game action



2022 (Super Senior)

  • Played in all 13 games on the season, making five starts in the defensive secondary
  • Also served as a kick returner for the Chants on the season, returning four kickoffs for 51 yards
  • Returned one punt for 16 yards on the season
  • Finished the year with 29 total tackles, including 14 solo stops
  • Added two interceptions, four pass breakups, and one quarterback hurry from his safety spot
  • Recorded an interception and returned it 54 yards in the home win over Appalachian State (Nov. 3)
  • Had four tackles and an interception in the season-opening win over Army (Sept. 3)
  • Finished with a season-high six tackles in the road win at ULM (Oct. 8)
  • Totaled four tackles in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game at Troy (Dec. 3)
  • Tallied three stops, including two solo tackles in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10)
  • Picked up two tackles in four games - versus Buffalo (Sept. 17), at Georgia State (Sept. 22), against Georgia Southern (Oct. 1), and in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl game versus East Carolina (Dec. 27)
  • Had two pass breakups versus Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
  • Recorded one tackle, one pass breakup, and one quarterback hurry in the road win at Marshall (Oct. 29)
  • Was awarded the Male Academic Triumph of the Year Award, as voted on by his fellow student-athletes at the 2022-23 SAAC Student-Athlete Excellence Awards
  • Named to the 2022 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Football team
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for both the 2022 fall and 2023 spring semesters


2021 (Redshirt Senior)

  • Played in eight games on the season, starting three contests on defense
  • Also played on special teams
  • Made starts as the nickel defensive back versus ULM (Oct. 2), Arkansas State (Oct. 7), and Troy (Oct. 28)
  • Recorded 15 tackles and two pass breakups on the season
  • Had a season-high four tackles twice - versus ULM and against Troy
  • Also had three stops in the road win at Arkansas State
  • Picked up two tackles and a pass breakup in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17)
  • Also returned a kickoff for 28 yards versus UMass (Sept. 25)
  • Named the Most Improved Safety over the 2022 spring practice
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring semester



Prior to Coastal Carolina

2020-21 (Redshirt Junior) at Coffeyville Community College

  • Played in six games on the season for the Red Ravens
  • Totaled 21.0 tackles and 2.0 tackles-for-loss on the year
  • Forced one fumble and had one interception on the year, both coming in the 38-10 win over Dodge City Community College (April 3)
  • Returned the interception for 30 yards and a touchdown
  • Recorded a season-high four tackles in the road game at Garden City Community College (May 15)
  • Also had three stops in the road game at Hutchinson Community College (March 26) and versus Independence Community College (May 23)
  • Teammate of current Chant Jacob Proche


2019 (Redshirt Sophomore) at South Carolina

  • Received a medical hardship 


2018 (Redshirt Freshman) at South Carolina

  • Did not see any game action on the year


2017 (Freshman) at South Carolina

  • Redshirted
  • Missed time during the season due to a hamstring injury
  • Dressed for the Texas A&M game


High School

  • Rated a three-star recruit at cornerback in the Class of 2017 in the state of Florida
  • Ranked as high as the 70th-best cornerback in the nation by Rivals
  • Considered the 112th-best player in the state of Florida and the 88th-best cornerback in the country by 247Sports
  • Ranked as the 98th-best cornerback in the country by ESPN
  • Rated as the 66th-best cornerback in the nation by Scout
  • Lettered at James S. Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Fla. for head coach Quintin Lewis
  • Earned first-team all-state honors his senior year
  • Helped the Raiders to a 10-2 record and the third round of the Class 5A playoffs as a senior
  • Logged 76 tackles and four interceptions his senior year
  • Collected 58 tackles and 15 pass breakups as a junior

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2021Redshirt Senior

    S
    5'11" 185 lbs
    42
  • 10

    2022Super Senior

    S
    5'11" 190 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2023Graduate Student

    NICKEL
    5'11" 195 lbs
    10