Donte Jackson (American football)

Donte Jackson (born November 8, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU.

Donte Jackson
Jackson with the Carolina Panthers in 2018
No. 26 – Carolina Panthers
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1995-11-08) November 8, 1995
New Orleans, Louisiana
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Riverdale (Jefferson, Louisiana)
College:LSU
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:114
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:17
Interceptions:7
Sacks:1.0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Jackson attended Riverdale High School in Jefferson, Louisiana. He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.[1][2]

College career

Jackson played at LSU from 2015 to 2017 under head coaches Les Miles and Ed Orgeron.[3][4] After his junior season in 2017, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[5][6] During his career he had 110 tackles, four interceptions and one sack. Jackson was an accomplished sprinter on LSU's track and field team. He has personal bests of 6.63 and 10.22 in the 60 and 100 meters, respectively. He was named the fastest player in college football in 2017.[7][8]

Professional career

On January 9, 2018, Jackson released a statement on his Twitter account announcing his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility to enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[9] He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and performed the majority of drills before developing cramps. Jackson's 40-yard dash tied Tulane's Parry Nickerson and Ohio State's Denzel Ward for the best time among all players at the NFL Combine.[10]

External video
Donte Jackson's NFL Combine Workout
Donte Jackson's 40-yard dash
Donte Jackson runs positional drills

On April 4, 2018, Jackson participated at LSU's pro day and performed the 40-yard dash (4.31s), 20-yard dash (2.54s), (1.54s), vertical jump (37"), and broad jump (10'2"). At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, he was projected to be a second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the sixth best cornerback prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and NFL analyst Mike Mayock.[11][12]

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
5 ft 10 1⁄2 in
(1.79 m)		 178 lb
(81 kg)		 29 1⁄2 in
(0.75 m)		 8 3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		 4.32 s 1.55 s 2.54 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 7 reps
All values from NFL Draft[13][14]

The Carolina Panthers selected Jackson in the second round (55th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. He was the sixth cornerback drafted in 2018.[15]

External video
Panthers draft Donte Jackson 55th overall
NFL Draft Profile: Donte Jackson

2018

On May 10, 2018, the Carolina Panthers signed Jackson to a four-year, $4.81 million contract that includes $2.27 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.58 million.[16] In Week 2, against the Atlanta Falcons, he recorded his first career interception.[17] In Week 3, against the Cincinnati Bengals, Jackson recorded two interceptions in the 31–21 victory.[18] He finished the season starting all 16 games, recording 74 combined tackles, a sack, nine pass deflections, and a team-leading four interceptions, which also led all rookies.

2019

In week 3 against the Arizona Cardinals, Jackson intercepted Kyler Murray 2 times in the 38-20 win.[19]

References
  1. "Four-star cornerback Donte Jackson commits to LSU". Sports Illustrated. January 21, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. Walker, Rod (January 1, 2016). "Riverdale's Donte Jackson on picking LSU: 'Prayed about it ... all signs pointed to' Tigers". The Advocate. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. "Les Miles On Donte Jackson: "He's Physical, He's Bright And The Panthers Will Enjoy Him..."". WFNZ. May 1, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  4. ""A Tyrann Mathieu type," LSU's John Battle says of versatile DB Donte "Action" Jackson". USA TODAY Sports. November 14, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  5. Speeding to the NFL: LSU's Donte Jackson to skip final season, declare for draft
  6. LSU cornerback Donte Jackson declares for 2018 NFL Draft
  7. LSU’s Donte’ Jackson takes over as fastest CFB player in the nation
  8. LSU’s Donte Jackson brings speed to the game
  9. Crewe, Paul (January 9, 2018). "Donte Jackson Declares for NFL Draft". andthevalleyshook.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  10. Goodbread, Chase (March 5, 2018). "Donte Jackson comes up short in pursuit of Combine 40 record". NFL.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  11. "*Donte Jackson, DS #6 CB, LSU". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  12. Mayock, Mike (April 24, 2018). "Mike Mayock's 2018 NFL Draft top 100 prospect rankings". NFL.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  13. "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Donte Jackson". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  14. "LSU CB Donte Jackson : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  15. Strickland, Bryan (April 27, 2018). "Panthers draft Donte Jackson in second round". Panthers.com. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  16. "Spotrac.com: Donte Jackson contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  17. "Panthers Highlights: Watch Donte Jackson's first career NFL interception". USA Today. September 16, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  18. "Newton leads Panthers past Bengals, 31-21". Blowing Rock News. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  19. "Allen throws 4 TDs, Panthers beat Cardinals 38-20". www.espn.com. September 22, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
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