Lamar Jackson (cornerback)

Lamar Jackson is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jets in 2020.

Lamar Jackson
No. 36 – New York Jets
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1998-04-13) April 13, 1998
Elk Grove, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Franklin High School (Elk Grove, California)
College:Nebraska
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second Team All-Big Ten (2019)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Jackson played quarterback, cornerback, and safety at Franklin High School.[1] Jackson played in the 2015 Under Armour All-American game following his senior season.[2] Jackson committed to Nebraska on February 3, 2016, turning down offers from California, UCLA, Utah, and Washington State.[3]

College career

After a recording forty tackles and three interceptions in his senior season, Jackson was named Nebraska's Defensive MVP[4] and a Second Team All-Big Ten player.[5]

College statistics
Lamar Jackson Tackles Interceptions
Year School Conf G GS Solo Ast Tot Sacks Sacks-Yards Int PD FF FR
2016 Nebraska B10 13 0 14 3 17 1 1-11 0 0 0 0
2017 Nebraska B10 12 12 27 11 38 0 0-0 0 3 0 0
2018 Nebraska B10 12 11 21 7 28 0 0-0 2 7 1 0
2019 Nebraska B10 12 12 30 10 40 1 1-4 3 13 2 1

Professional career

Jackson was one of four Nebraska players that were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.[6] After attending the scouting combine he was described as a "matchup-specific depth player that will need to excel on special teams" via thedraftnetwork.com.[7]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 208 lb 32 in
(0.81 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.58 s 1.52 s 2.58 s 4.13 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 10 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[8]

New York Jets

In the 2020 NFL Draft, Jackson went undrafted but signed with the New York Jets on May 6, 2020.[9]

Personal life

Lamar is the son of Catherine Horton.[1] Jackson became a father in March 2019, when his son was born.[10]

References
  1. "Lamar Jackson - 2019 - Football". University of Nebraska. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  2. "Lamar Jackson says Under Armour All-American Game is dream come true". USA TODAY High School Sports. September 25, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  3. Pantorno, Joe. "Lamar Jackson to Nebraska: Cornhuskers Land 4-Star Safety Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  4. writer, Sam McKewon World-Herald staff. "Lamar Jackson, Brenden Jaimes among Huskers winning team awards". Omaha.com. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  5. "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors". bigten.org. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  6. "Four Huskers Invited to NFL Combine". University of Nebraska.
  7. "The Draft Network". The Draft Network.
  8. http://www.nfl.com/prospects/lamar-jackson?id=32194a41-4332-1944-2c61-498a3d83a44e.
  9. Lange, Randy and Ethan Greenberg (May 6, 2020). "Jets Sign 9 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  10. Heady, Chris (March 27, 2019). "Nebraska's Lamar Jackson can't help but smile about becoming a first-time father". Omaha.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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