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Jersey Number 23
Jalen Jackson
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 171
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tampa, FL
- High School:
- Bloomingdale
Bio
Honors
• 2020: Named the CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 26
2024 (Graduate)
• Played in all eight games and had two starts (prior to Liberty)
• Had two tackles and a pass breakup in 30 snaps against Tennessee Tech (had a PFF grade of 75.2)
• Started at corner against Ole Miss and had six tackles
• Had three solo stops in a start against WKU
2023 (r-Senior)
• Started and played in just one game
• Missed the final 11 games of the season with an injury
• Turned in four solo tackles and a pass breakup at Alabama
2022 (r-Junior)
• Played in 12 games and had five starts
• Finished the season with 26 total tackles (21 solos), including 1.5 TFLs and three pass breakups
• His 470 total snaps played was third among corners
• Registered five solo stops at JMU
• Collected six tackles in win at Miami
• Had four solo stops against UTSA
• Turned in three solo tackles and a pass breakup at UAB
2021 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 11 games and had six starts
• Ended the season with 16 tackles, including a sack, an interception and a forced fumble
• Was in on 411 total snaps and graded out a winner nine times
• Missed the Monmouth and Virginia Tech games due to medical reasons
• Returned against UTSA and added three tackles
• Started against Marshall and had five stops and an interception
• Had a forced fumble at UConn
• Registered a sack in the win over USM
2020 (r-Freshman)
• Played in eight games and earned two starts
• Finished the year with six total tackles to go with a TFL, a pass breakup and a blocked kick
• Earned his first collegiate start at Rice and had two tackles, a pass breakup and blocked a Rice field goal in OT to key the Blue Raider victory
• Started at Marshall and had three solo stops and a TFL
• Missed the Troy game with a broken arm
2019 (Freshman)
• Played in four games and had one pass breakup
• Was redshirted
High School
• Started every game as a junior and senior on both offense and defense for Bloomingdale High School
• Had 40 tackles and two interceptions as a senior while allowing only a 47 percent completion rate against him
• Helped Bloomingdale advance to the 2018 regional playoffs
• Played for Coach Max Warner
Personal
• Full name: Jalen Jackson
• Parent: Veronique Person
• Born: 12/27/00
• Major: B.S. in Leisure and Sport Management
• 2020: Named the CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 26
2024 (Graduate)
• Played in all eight games and had two starts (prior to Liberty)
• Had two tackles and a pass breakup in 30 snaps against Tennessee Tech (had a PFF grade of 75.2)
• Started at corner against Ole Miss and had six tackles
• Had three solo stops in a start against WKU
2023 (r-Senior)
• Started and played in just one game
• Missed the final 11 games of the season with an injury
• Turned in four solo tackles and a pass breakup at Alabama
2022 (r-Junior)
• Played in 12 games and had five starts
• Finished the season with 26 total tackles (21 solos), including 1.5 TFLs and three pass breakups
• His 470 total snaps played was third among corners
• Registered five solo stops at JMU
• Collected six tackles in win at Miami
• Had four solo stops against UTSA
• Turned in three solo tackles and a pass breakup at UAB
2021 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 11 games and had six starts
• Ended the season with 16 tackles, including a sack, an interception and a forced fumble
• Was in on 411 total snaps and graded out a winner nine times
• Missed the Monmouth and Virginia Tech games due to medical reasons
• Returned against UTSA and added three tackles
• Started against Marshall and had five stops and an interception
• Had a forced fumble at UConn
• Registered a sack in the win over USM
2020 (r-Freshman)
• Played in eight games and earned two starts
• Finished the year with six total tackles to go with a TFL, a pass breakup and a blocked kick
• Earned his first collegiate start at Rice and had two tackles, a pass breakup and blocked a Rice field goal in OT to key the Blue Raider victory
• Started at Marshall and had three solo stops and a TFL
• Missed the Troy game with a broken arm
2019 (Freshman)
• Played in four games and had one pass breakup
• Was redshirted
High School
• Started every game as a junior and senior on both offense and defense for Bloomingdale High School
• Had 40 tackles and two interceptions as a senior while allowing only a 47 percent completion rate against him
• Helped Bloomingdale advance to the 2018 regional playoffs
• Played for Coach Max Warner
Personal
• Full name: Jalen Jackson
• Parent: Veronique Person
• Born: 12/27/00
• Major: B.S. in Leisure and Sport Management
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