Dane Jackson (American football)

Dane Tyrez Jackson (born November 29, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Bills in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Dane Jackson
No. 30 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Cornell (Coraopolis, Pennsylvania)
College:Pittsburgh
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 239
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Jackson played high school football at Quaker Valley High School because his high school, the neighboring Cornell High School, did not have a football team, although Jackson was an all-state basketball player for Cornell.[1] He committed to Pittsburgh on June 24, 2014, choosing the Panthers over Bowling Green and Duquesne.[2] He committed the day after then-Pitt coach Paul Chryst offered Jackson a scholarship after seeing him at a Pitt prospect camp.[3]

College career

After playing quarterback in high school, Jackson transitioned to cornerback at Pitt.[4] He redshirted his freshman year and played mostly in a reserve role his redshirt freshman year, but then started every game during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons with Pitt.[1] As a senior, he led Pitt with 12 pass breakups, and had 43 tackles, three for a loss, an interception and a sack assist.[5] After his senior season, Jackson was named second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference[6] and took part in the 2020 Senior Bowl.[7]

College statistics
Dane Jackson Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
YearTeamGPTOTTFLSACKPDINTFFFR
2016Pitt 12180.00.05100
2017Pitt 12402.01.011200
2018Pitt 13474.00.014042
2019Pitt 13433.00.513100
Total501489.01.543442

Professional career
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
5 ft 11 5⁄8 in
(1.82 m)		 187 lb
(85 kg)		 30 3⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		 8 3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		 4.57 s 1.60 s 2.67 s 4.27 s 7.07 s 35.0 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)
All values from NFL Combine[8]

The Buffalo Bills selected Jackson in the seventh round with the 239th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[5]

Jackson signed a four-year, $3.376 million contract with the Bills on May 7, 2020.[9]

References
  1. "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - Dane Jackson". NFL.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. "Dane Jackson, Quaker Valley, Safety". 247Sports. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  3. McGonigal, John (August 27, 2019). "Once a 2-star recruit, Pitt's Dane Jackson enters 2019 a top ACC cornerback". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  4. Rutter, Joe (February 28, 2020). "Dane Jackson gets inspiration from former Pitt teammates as he preps for NFL Combine". Tribune-Review. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  5. Pesarchick, Michael (April 25, 2020). "5 things about Bills seventh-round pick Dane Jackson of Pittsburgh". Buffalo News. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. "Clemson Leads 2019 All-ACC Football Team". Atlantic Coast Conference. December 3, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  7. Brugler, Dane (April 7, 2020). The Athletic's 2020 NFL Draft Guide (PDF). The Athletic. p. 207. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  8. "Dane Jackson Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  9. Overthecap.com. "Dane Jackson Contract Details". Over the Cap. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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