Vestee Jackson
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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Born: | Fresno, California | August 14, 1963||||||
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High school: | Fresno (CA) McLane | ||||||
College: | Washington | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55 | ||||||
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Vestee Jackson II (born August 14, 1963) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League.
Collegiate career[]
Vestee finished his college career with 13 interceptions from 1983–1985 at the University of Washington.
NFL career[]
He was drafted in the second round (55th overall) by the Bears in the 1986 NFL Draft.[1] He played eight seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Chicago Bears (1986–1990) and the Miami Dolphins (1991–1993).
His rookie year, he had 3 interceptions and followed it up with 2 in 1987. His best season was 1988, when he led the NFC with 8 interceptions.[2] He would follow it up with 2 in 1989 and 1 interception in 1990.
With the Miami Dolphins, he contributed 3 interceptions in 1992 but would retire after the 1993 season.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "NFL Draft : Round-by-round". Los Angeles Times. 1986-04-30. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "Vestee Jackson NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 1963-08-14. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Fresno, California
- Players of American football from California
- American football cornerbacks
- Washington Huskies football players
- Chicago Bears players
- Miami Dolphins players
- American football defensive back, 1960s birth stubs