2015 Football Roster
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Jackson, Jonathan

Jersey Number 4
Jonathan Jackson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 211
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mayfield, Ky.
- High School:
- Mayfield HS
Bio
2016: Earned 2016 Preseason All-OVC second-team honors from College Sports Madness... Played in eleven games with six starts... Made 69 tackles with 39 solo... Recorded two sacks for 11 yards... Recorded four pass breakups and four quarterback hits... Forced two fumbles... Rushed one time for 10 yards against Eastern Illinois... Returned one kick for 10 yards... Was fifth in the OVC in fumbles forced... Finished 20th in the conference in tackles for loss with seven... Ranked 21st in the conference in tackles with an average 6.3 per game...
2015: Named to 2015 Preseason All-OVC team... Named as a preseason All-American by Instant Scouting... named third-team preseason All-American by Phil Steele... Played in 11 games with 11 starts... Tallied second most tackles on the team with 79... Notched season-high 10 tackles in three separate games... Had 7.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.0 sacks... Added a forced fumble, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup...
2014: Played and started in 11 games and led team with 134 tackles... Led the OVC in total tackles (12.2 pg) and posted the fourth highest total in all of the FCS... Led the OVC in solo tackles and was eighth in the nation with 6.1 per game and 67 total... Had 8.0 tackles for a loss of 17 yards and 2.5 sacks for a loss of seven yards... Had one fumble recovery, one hurry and one pass breakup... In season opener against Union (Ky.), returned failed PAT for two points...
2013: Appeared in the final eight games of the season... Finished with 25 tackles and one tackle-for-loss... Posted season-best seven tackles in first significant action against Tennessee Tech... Recorded three tackles and half a sack against Southeast Missouri... Made six stops against UT Martin...
High School: Four-year starter for head coach Joe Morris at Mayfield High School... Helped the Cardinals to a 56-4 record and four-straight trips to the state finals... Guided team to a pair of state championships... Rushed for 1,951 yards and 37 touchdowns as a senior... Added 166 tackles as a linebacker... Selected to the Louisville Courier Journal All-State First Team... Earned First-Team All-State laurels by the Associated Press as a linebacker, and second-team honors as a running back... Selected as the Paducah Sun All-Region Player of the Year... Named to the All-BluegrassPreps.com team as an athlete... Earned All-Western Kentucky Conference honors as a running back and linebacker... Finished career with 5,605 rushing yards and 92 touchdowns, while amassing 601 career tackles... Rated a two-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com...
Personal: Full name is Jonathan Travis Jackson... Born Nov. 12, 1994... Son of Pete and Monica Jackson... Has four sisters, Laresa, Bridgette, Danielle and Casaundra... Father of two, son Jonathan Jr. and daughter Ariyana... Majoring in advertising...
2015: Named to 2015 Preseason All-OVC team... Named as a preseason All-American by Instant Scouting... named third-team preseason All-American by Phil Steele... Played in 11 games with 11 starts... Tallied second most tackles on the team with 79... Notched season-high 10 tackles in three separate games... Had 7.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.0 sacks... Added a forced fumble, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup...
2014: Played and started in 11 games and led team with 134 tackles... Led the OVC in total tackles (12.2 pg) and posted the fourth highest total in all of the FCS... Led the OVC in solo tackles and was eighth in the nation with 6.1 per game and 67 total... Had 8.0 tackles for a loss of 17 yards and 2.5 sacks for a loss of seven yards... Had one fumble recovery, one hurry and one pass breakup... In season opener against Union (Ky.), returned failed PAT for two points...
2013: Appeared in the final eight games of the season... Finished with 25 tackles and one tackle-for-loss... Posted season-best seven tackles in first significant action against Tennessee Tech... Recorded three tackles and half a sack against Southeast Missouri... Made six stops against UT Martin...
High School: Four-year starter for head coach Joe Morris at Mayfield High School... Helped the Cardinals to a 56-4 record and four-straight trips to the state finals... Guided team to a pair of state championships... Rushed for 1,951 yards and 37 touchdowns as a senior... Added 166 tackles as a linebacker... Selected to the Louisville Courier Journal All-State First Team... Earned First-Team All-State laurels by the Associated Press as a linebacker, and second-team honors as a running back... Selected as the Paducah Sun All-Region Player of the Year... Named to the All-BluegrassPreps.com team as an athlete... Earned All-Western Kentucky Conference honors as a running back and linebacker... Finished career with 5,605 rushing yards and 92 touchdowns, while amassing 601 career tackles... Rated a two-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com...
Personal: Full name is Jonathan Travis Jackson... Born Nov. 12, 1994... Son of Pete and Monica Jackson... Has four sisters, Laresa, Bridgette, Danielle and Casaundra... Father of two, son Jonathan Jr. and daughter Ariyana... Majoring in advertising...
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