Tarron Jackson
![]() Jackson with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2021 | |||||||||
No. 75 – Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Aiken, South Carolina | June 22, 1998||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Silver Bluff (Aiken, South Carolina) | ||||||||
College: | Coastal Carolina | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 191 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021 | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Tarron Jackson (born June 22, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Coastal Carolina.
Early life and high school[]
Jackson grew up in Aiken, South Carolina and attended Silver Bluff High School. He was named All-Area by the Aiken Standard as a senior after recording 79 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and five sacks.[1]
College career[]
Jackson suffered a season-ending injury four games into his freshman year and used a medical redshirt. He played in the first eight games of his redshirt freshman season before again suffering a season-ending injury and finished the year with 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble.[2] As a redshirt sophomore Jackson started all 12 of the Chanticleers' games and recorded 58 tackles with 11 tackles for loss and three sacks and was named third team All-Sun Belt Conference.[3][4] He was named first team All-Sun Belt as a redshirt junior after setting a school record with ten sacks along with 60 total tackles, 13 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.[5] Jackson recorded 54 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and three forced fumbles in his redshirt senior season and was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year, first team All-Conference, and a first team All-American by the Associated Press.[6][7]
Professional career[]
Jackson was selected in the sixth round with the 191st overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.[8]
Jackson got his first career sack in Week 8 at the Detroit Lions.
He was placed into COVID protocols on December 27, 2021.[9] He exited protocols on December 29.[10]
References[]
- ^ "2015 All-Aiken Standard Team". Aiken Standard. December 24, 2015.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft sleeper: EDGE rusher Tarron Jackson".
- ^ "Coastal Carolina voted to be 4th in Sun Belt's East Division". The Sun News. July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Coastal Football: Gunter, Jackson and Biscardi Earn All-Sun Belt Accolades". WPDE.com. November 29, 2018.
- ^ "CCU DE Tarron Jackson named to yet another prestigious list". The Post and Courier. September 2, 2020.
- ^ Kelly, Danny (December 26, 2020). "CCU's Tarron Jackson overcame adversity, tragedy to become top Sun Belt pass rusher". The Post and Courier.
- ^ "Why the Cure Bowl's mission has special meaning for Coastal Carolina star Tarron Jackson". The Sun News. December 26, 2020.
- ^ Kempski, Jimmy (May 1, 2021). "Eagles select Coastal Carolina DE Tarron Jackson with 191st pick of 2021 NFL Draft". PhillyVoice.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Bowman, Paul (December 27, 2021). "Four Eagles Enter COVID Protocols". SportsTalkPhilly.com.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (December 29, 2021). "Eagles activate 4 players from the Reserve/COVID-19 list". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
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- Living people
- Players of American football from South Carolina
- Sportspeople from Aiken, South Carolina
- American football defensive ends
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football players
- All-American college football players
- African-American players of American football
- 1998 births
- 21st-century African-American people