| Landon Jackson | |
| School: | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| Currentnumber: | 40 |
| Currentposition: | Defensive end |
| Class: | Junior |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 2003 |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightin: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 281 |
| Highschool: | Pleasant Grove (Texarkana, Texas) |
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| Espn: | 4432715 |
Landon Jackson (born January 2, 2003) is an American football defensive end for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He previously played for the LSU Tigers.
Jackson attended Pleasant Grove High School in Texarkana, Texas. As a junior, he had 17 sacks and was named the Texas Sports Writers Association 4A Defensive Player of the Year. Overall in his career he had 45 sacks.[1] Jackson committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.[2]
Jackson played in five games as a true freshman at LSU in 2021. After one year at LSU, he transferred to the University of Arkansas.[3] [4] In his first year at Arkansas in 2022, he played in all 13 games with seven starts and had 23 tackles and three sacks.[5] [6] Jackson returned to Arkansas his junior year in 2023.[6] He started all 12 games and finished the season with 44 tackles, 13.5 tackles for lost yardage, and 6.5 sacks. Jackson was named to the Coaches 1st Team 2023 All-SEC football team, and was placed on the 2nd Team All-SEC squad by the AP. He elected to return to Arkansas for his senior season in 2024.
Jackson was diagnosed with alopecia (spot baldness) as a small child and shaves his head completely.[7] His younger brother, Lance Jackson, will be a senior DE at Pleasant Grove High in the 2024-25 school year, and has verbally committed to the Texas Longhorns.[8]