Eddie Jackson (safety)

Eddie Jackson
No. 39 – Chicago Bears
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1992-12-10) December 10, 1992
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Boyd H. Anderson
(Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)
College: Alabama
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 112
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Total tackles: 84
Sacks: 1.0
Forced fumbles: 2
Pass deflections: 9
Interceptions: 4
Defensive touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Eddie Jackson (born December 10, 1992) is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.

Early years

Jackson attended Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. He played defensive back and wide receiver for the football team. As a senior, he had 37 receptions for 792 yards on offense and 66 tackles and five interceptions on defense. Jackson committed to the University of Alabama to play college football under head coach Nick Saban.[1]

College career

Jackson started his career at Alabama as a cornerback. As a true freshman in 2013, he played in seven games with four starts and had 19 tackles and one interception. Jackson tore his ACL prior to this sophomore season in April 2014 but returned that year to play in 11 games with 10 starts.[2] He recorded 41 tackles, one sack and one interception. Prior to his junior year in 2015, Jackson switched from cornerback to safety.[3][4][5] He played in all 15 games, recording 46 tackles and six interceptions. He was named the Defensive MVP of the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship after recording three tackles and an interception against Clemson in a 45-40 victory.[6][7] Jackson broke his left leg against Texas A&M in the eighth week of the 2016 season, ending his year.[8] He finished his injury-shortened senior season with two punt returns and one interception returned for touchdowns, and was named second team all-conference despite only playing eight games.

Professional career

Coming out of Alabama, Jackson was projected by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts to be a third round pick. He received an invitation to the NFL Combine, but was unable to perform any physical drills during the entire pre-draft process due to the broken leg he suffered in October. He was ranked the fifth best strong safety prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[9]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 201 lb
(91 kg)		 32 1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		 9 1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine

2017

The Chicago Bears selected Jackson in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[10] Jackson was the 13th safety drafted in 2017.

External video
Bears draft Eddie Jackson 112th overall
2017 NFL Draft: Eddie Jackson

On May 15, 2017, the Chicago Bears signed Jackson to a four-year, $3.06 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $665,797.[11]

Throughout training camp, Jackson competed against Adrian Amos and Chris Prosinski to be the starting free safety. Head coach John Fox named Jackson the starting free safety to begin the season.[12]

He made his first career start and professional regular season debut in the Chicago Bears' season-opener against the Atlanta Falcons and recorded three solo tackles during the 23–17 loss. On October 22, 2017, Jackson recorded four solo tackles, deflected a pass, made his first career interception, recovered a fumble, and scored two touchdowns during the Bears' 17–3 victory over the Carolina Panthers. He recovered a fumble by quarterback Cam Newton, on the Panthers' first drive, and returned it for a 75-yard touchdown in the first quarter to mark the first score of his career. During the second quarter, Jackson intercepted a pass attempt thrown by Newton, that was intended for wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, and returned it for a 76-yard touchdown.[13][14] He earned the NFC Defensive Player of the Week and became the first player in NFL history with multiple 75-plus-yard defensive touchdowns in the same game.[15][16] On December 10, 2017, Jackson celebrated his 24th birthday and recorded an interception, forced a fumble after stripping the ball from A. J. Green, and recovered it during the Bears' 33–7 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.[17] In Week 17, he collected a season-high 11 combined tackles (five solo) in the Bears' 23–10 loss at the Minnesota Vikings.[18] He finished his rookie season in 2017 with 73 combined tackles (55 solo), six pass deflections, two interceptions, two touchdowns, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery in 16 games and 16 starts.[19] Pro Football Focus gave Jackson and overall grade of 77.1, which ranked 53rd among all qualified safeties in 2017.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Four-star cornerback Eddie Jackson commits to Alabama".
  2. ↑ "Sources: Bama CB Jackson suffers torn ACL".
  3. ↑ "At first surprised by move, Eddie Jackson 'coming along well' at safety".
  4. ↑ "Alabama DB Eddie Jackson easing in, making plays at new position".
  5. ↑ mburnett@annistonstar.com, Marq Burnett, Star Staff Writer,. "Alabama football: Saban says Jackson at safety has 'worked out really well for us'".
  6. ↑ "Alabama's O.J. Howard, Eddie Jackson crowned MVPs of CFP title game". 12 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Alabama notes: O.J. Howard, Eddie Jackson earn Player of Game honors".
  8. ↑ Miller, Matt. "Eddie Jackson NFL Draft 2017: Scouting Report for Chicago Bears' Pick".
  9. ↑ "Eddie Jackson, DS #5 SS, Alabama". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  10. ↑ Mayer, Larry (April 29, 2017). "Bears pick Jackson in Round 4". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Eddie Jackson contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Chicago Bears: depth chart". foxsports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  13. ↑ "NFL Player Profile: Eddie Jackson". NFL.com. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  14. ↑ Dickerson, Jeff (October 23, 2017). "Bears safety Eddie Jackson's historic day occurs on anniversary of injury". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Bears rookie makes history with long TDs on D".
  16. ↑ Lam, Quang M. (October 25, 2017). "Carson Wentz, Amari Cooper among Players of Week". NFL.com.
  17. ↑ Kane, Colleen (December 10, 2017). "Eddie Jackson's big day for Bears: 'Best birthday gift you could ask for'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  18. ↑ "NFL Player stats: Eddie Jackson (2017)". NFL.com. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  19. ↑ "NFL Player stats: Eddie Jackson (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Pro Football Focus: Eddie Jackson". profootballfocus.com. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
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