Chris Jackson | |
Current Team: | Birmingham Stallions |
Number: | 1 |
Position: | Cornerback |
Birth Date: | 13 April 1998 |
Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 193 |
High School: | FAMU (Tallahassee, Florida) |
College: | Marshall (2016–2019) |
Draftyear: | 2020 |
Draftround: | 7 |
Draftpick: | 243 |
Pastteams: |
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Status: | Active |
Highlights: |
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Statleague: | NFL |
Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
Statvalue1: | 59 |
Statlabel2: | Sacks |
Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
Statlabel4: | Pass deflections |
Statvalue4: | 5 |
Statlabel5: | Interceptions |
Pfr: | JackCh01 |
Christopher D'Wayne Jackson (born April 13, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Marshall. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Jackson was a member of the Marshall Thundering Herd for four seasons. He was named first-team All-Conference USA after making 25 tackles with one interception and 11 passes broken up as a senior.[1] Jackson finished his collegiate career with 189 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, seven interceptions, 45 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries in 47 games.[2]
Jackson was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round with the 243rd overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft.[3] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 28, 2020,[4] and activated on December 10.[5] On November 23, 2021, Jackson was placed on injured reserve.[6] He was activated on December 23.[7]
On August 30, 2022, Jackson was waived by the Titans and signed to the practice squad the next day.[8] [9] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2022.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on September 21.[11]
On August 14, 2023, Jackson was waived by the Titans.[12]
On December 19, 2023, Jackson signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL).[13] He was placed on injured reserve on April 23, 2024.[14]