2015 Football Roster
Roster
Zach Jackson
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Heidelberg, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Heidelberg HS
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER: Expected to compete as a starter at outside linebacker this fall ... Served as the top reserve for current Houston Texans’ linebacker Benardrick McKinney the last two seasons ... Has played in 38 games with 83 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, half a sack and one forced fumble.2014 JUNIOR SEASON: Saw action in 12 games, missing the Arkansas game (11/1) due to injury ... Made 34 tackles with one tackle for loss and half a sack ... Also tallied five quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and a pass breakup ... Credited with five tackles against UAB (9/6), including one behind the line of scrimmage ... Made four tackles at South Alabama (9/13) ... Totaled five tackles versus No. 2 Auburn (10/11) ... Collected four tackles and half a sack at Kentucky (10/25) ... Registered five tackles in the Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech (12/31).
2013 SOPHOMORE SEASON: For the second-straight year, played in all 13 games during the campaign as a reserve ... Ranked 10th on the team in total hits with 33 ... Made 2.5 tackles for loss (-9 yards) and added a quarterback hurry ... Stood second on the team with eight special teams’ tackles, all on kickoff returns ... Eight kickoff return hits were one behind Kendrick Market for the team lead ... Tallied 16 hits on rushing plays and nine after passes ... Finished with four or more tackles in a trio of games (Alcorn State, Arkansas and Rice) ... Registered one quarterback hurry during the campaign, during the fourth quarter against Alcorn State (9/7) ... Tallied a trio of tackles against Oklahoma State (8/31), including first career tackle for lost yardage by tossing Jeremy Smith for a four-yard loss following a reception in the second quarter ... Recorded all four stops versus Alcorn State (9/7) in the second half ... Tallied two of game’s three stops against Troy (9/21) on special teams ... Recorded a career-high six tackles (one solo) at Arkansas (11/23) ... Tallied four of game’s six hits during the Razorbacks’ first and second drives of the third quarter ... Booked a personal-best four solo tackles against Rice in the 2013 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (12/31).
2012 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Experienced action in all 13 games, recording 16 tackles (eight solo) ... Led all Bulldogs in special teams tackles (seven) ... Made a tackle in the Southeastern Conference-opening win versus Auburn ... Collected three tackles in the victorious road opener at Troy ... Recorded a stop in the home victory against South Alabama ... Totaled two hits in the SEC road win at Kentucky ... Registered a year-high two solo stops (three total) in the homecoming triumph over MTSU ... Posted one tackle at Alabama ... Tallied a season-best four tackles in the home finale against Arkansas ... Finished the regular season with a solo tackle at Ole Miss.
2011 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during initial year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated among the top 25 of the Clarion-Ledger’s 40 Most Wanted List ... Prior to the 2010 season, placed on the Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen list of the state’s top overall college prospects ... Named the No. 16 prospect in the state by Rivals.com and No. 17 by Scout.com ... An all-area pick by WDAM-TV ... Missed four games in mid-season with a separated shoulder, but was still able to compile 756 rushing yards on 87 carries and six touchdowns ... Went 18-of-45 passing for 224 yards with a pair of touchdowns ... Finished with 43 total tackles, 39 solo, and caused one fumble ... Missed first five games of senior season with broken foot ... As a sophomore, passed for 1,154 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while rushing 233 times for 1,348 yards and 16 touchdowns ... Named to the WDAM-TV All-Area team as a sophomore and the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player.
PERSONAL: Full name is Zachary Rashad Jackson … Born Dec. 18, 1991 … Mother is Corinne Washington … An industrial technology major.
JACKSON’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 6, at Arkansas (11-23-13)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, twice, last vs. Alcorn State (9-7-13)
Sacks: 0.5, at Kentucky (10-25-14)
Tackles for Loss: 0.5 (two times), at Kentucky (10-25-14)
Pass Breakups: 1, (four times), last vs. UAB (9-6-14)
