D'Marco Jackson

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D'Marco Jackson
Appalachian State Mountaineers – No. 52
PositionLinebacker
Class
Redshirt
Senior
MajorBusiness Administration
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-20) July 20, 1998 (age 23)
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolBroome (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
Career highlights and awards
  • Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year (2021)
  • First team All-Sun Belt (2021)
  • Second team All-Sun Belt (2020)

D'Marco Carnelius Jackson (born July 20, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

High school career[]

Jackson grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina and attended Broome High School. As a senior, Jackson was a finalist for South Carolina's Mr. Football award.[1] As a senior, Jackson recorded 78 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and a sack.[2] He was listed as a two-star recruit and the 61st best player in South Carolina by 247Sports.com.[3] Jackson committed to Appalachian State University over offers from Charlotte and Georgia Southern.

College career[]

Jackson redshirted his first year on campus and appeared in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman, recording 25 tackles and two tackles for loss.[4] The following season, Jackson had 60 tackles and three sacks.[4] In his junior season, he tallied 87 tackles, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, and he was named to the second team All-Sun Belt.[4][5] Both of Jackson's interceptions came in a 45–17 victory over Arkansas State.[6] Jackson played in all 14 games his senior season. He would have a career high 119 tackles and six sacks, as well as a forced fumble.[4] Jackson was named to the first team All-Sun Belt and the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year.[7] Jackson would play in 53 games with the Mountaineers were they amassed a record of 43–10.

Personal life[]

Jackson is the cousin of former NFL running back Maurice Morris.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Greer's Hannon is finalist for South Carolina's Mr. Football". GreerToday.com. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. ^ "D'Marco Jackson's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  3. ^ "D'Marco Jackson, Appalachian State Mountaineers, Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  4. ^ a b c d "D'Marco Jackson College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  5. ^ "2020 Sun Belt Football Postseason Awards Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  6. ^ ejoyce@wsjournal.com, ETHAN JOYCE. "App State handles Arkansas State to win its conference opener". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  7. ^ Davidson, Connor (2021-12-05). "19 Mountaineers headline All-Sun Belt awards". The Appalachian. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  8. ^ "Senior Bowl Preliminary Reports: LB D'Marco Jackson, Appalachian State". NFL Sapient. 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2022-01-03.

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