2008 Football Roster
Roster
Joshua Jackson
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 308
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Canton, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Canton HS
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Has played in six games for the Bulldog defense and has made one tackle ... Rated among the top defensive tackle prospects in the country coming out of high school.
2009:
Saw only playing time in season-ending Egg Bowl victory ... Excelled at times as a member of the scout team defensive front.
2008:
Played in five games as a true freshman, making one tackle on the season . . . Saw action against Southeastern Louisiana in Week 2, at Georgia Tech in Week 4, and in the season’s final three games at Alabama, vs. Arkansas, and at Ole Miss . . . Made his lone tackle against the Crimson Tide.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Ranked as the No. 25 defensive tackle in the nation by recruiting web site Rivals.com . . . That site tabbed him as the 11th-best player, regardless of position, in the state of Mississippi . . . Listed as the No. 42 defensive tackle prospect in the U.S. by ESPN.com in its post-season ranking . . . Rated the No. 55 defensive tackle in the country by recruiting website Scout.com . . . He topped all defensive tackles at the New Orleans Scout.com combine by running a 5.12 in the 40-yard dash . . . Also credited with a 335-pound bench press maximum by recruiting website Rivals.com . . . Rated No. 14 on SuperPrep’s post-season All-America listing of the state of Mississippi’s top players . . . Rated among the top 25 recruits in the state of Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger following his senior season . . . Played defensive end and defensive tackle for four seasons for head coach James Davis at Canton (Miss.) High School . . . Made 102 tackles, including 15 quarterback sacks, during his senior season . . . Also forced a pair of fumbles . . . Led Class 4A in quarterback sacks during his junior season with 14 . . . Also had 84 total tackles, leading the Tigers to a post-season playoff berth . . . An honor roll student on the high school level . . . Other top scholarship offer: Ole Miss . . . Committed to MSU in May 2007.
PERSONAL:
Born Joshua Kenoriss Jackson, 2-12-90, in Jackson, Miss. . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackson.
