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Jackson took a long road to get where he is now. He played basketball, football, and track as a freshman, but moving around schools had him forego football as a sophomore. Then a broken collarbone cost him his junior year of football, so it wasn’t until his senior year that he was able to really play.

He wasn’t recruited out of high school and was out of of football for two years before he got an offer to play for a local junior college. He became a two-way player and was given a four-star rating as a cornerback. That led to an offer to go to Alabama, where his first ever start came in the National Championship game.

However after two seasons with two starts and a two-game suspension, he transferred to Oregon. That’s where he finally broke out with a team-leading three interceptions and 10 pass breakups. Unfortunately, after his long road to get here, he will turn 25 before the start of next season.