Antwuan Jackson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | September 21, 1997 Ellenwood, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cedar Grove (Ellenwood, Georgia) |
| College: | Auburn (2016) Blinn College (2017) Ohio State (2019-2021) |
| Position: | Defensive end |
| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Antwuan Jackson (born September 21, 1997) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State.
Early life
[edit]Jackson grew up in Ellenwood, Georgia, and attended Cedar Grove High School. In his high school career, he tallied 47 tackles, 18 being for a loss, five sacks, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. He also rushed for two touchdowns on offense.[1] Jackson also played baseball having a .316 career batting average with 25 hits, 25 RBIs, and 18 stolen basses.[2] Jackson was also an Army All-American in high school.[3] Jackson would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Auburn over other school such as Georgia, Florida, and Ohio State.[4][5]
College career
[edit]In Jackson's first year at Auburn he would be redshirted and would not play in the 2016 season.[6] After Jackson's redshirt season he announced that he would transfer away from the program.[7][8] Jackson would decide to sign with Blinn College due to not being allowed to transfer to other SEC schools or Ohio State for the 2017 season.[9][10] During his time with Blinn College he played in 10 games putting up 70 tackles, nine sacks, and three forced fumbles.[11] After his one-year stint at Blinn, Jackson would decide to head up north to the University of Ohio State.[12][13] Jackson would go on to play at Ohio State for three years. In those three years, Jackson put up 47 tackles, nine going for a loss, and 3.5 sacks.[14] Jackson's best season came in his senior year in 2021 where he totalled 23 tackles, 4.5 going for a loss, and 2.5 sacks.[15] For his performance on the year he was named an Honorable Mention All Big-Ten.[16]
Professional career
[edit]Seattle Sea Dragons
[edit]After not being selected in the 2022 NFL draft, Jackson was invited to the New York Giants' rookie minicamp but was not signed by them.[17] However, Jackson was selected in the ninth round of the 2023 XFL Draft by the Seattle Sea Dragons.[18] During his time with Seattle, he played in nine games, starting in eight of them, in which he had 20 tackles on the year.[19]
Carolina Panthers
[edit]After the 2023 XFL season, Jackson received an invitation to tryout for the Carolina Panthers.[20] Jackson subsequently signed a contract with the Panthers.[21][22] He was waived on August 26, 2023.[23]
Seattle Sea Dragons (second stint)
[edit]On December 19, 2023, Jackson re-signed with the Seattle Sea Dragons.[24] The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[25]
St. Louis Battlehawks
[edit]On January 5, 2024, Jackson was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ "Travonte' Jackson's Stats". Max Preps. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Travonte' Jackson's Stats". Max Preps. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Army All-American Antwuan Jackson salutes his father on Selection Tour". USA Today High School Sports. September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Kirpalani, Sanijay. "Antwuan Jackson Commits to Auburn: What 4-Star DT Brings to Tigers". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Shurburtt, JC (December 17, 2015). "Antwaun Jackson commits to Auburn". Saturday Down South. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Vitale, Josh (May 18, 2017). "2 redshirt freshmen to transfer from Auburn football program". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Stevens, Matthew. "Redshirt freshmen DB Marlon Character and DL Antwaun Jackson transferring". Montgomery Advisor. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Chiari, Mike. "Antwuan Jackson, Marlon Character Transferring from Auburn Football Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Zenitz, Matt (June 26, 2017). "Former Auburn defensive tackle reportedly headed to JUCO in Texas". AL.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Jackson signs with Blinn". 247Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Antwuan Jackson Jr". BuccaneerSports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Wasserman, Ari. "The second time around: DT Antwuan Jackson commits to Ohio State as a JUCO transfer". The Athletic. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Lind, Andrew (September 12, 2017). "JUNIOR COLLEGE DEFENSIVE TACKLE ANTWUAN JACKSON JR. COMMITS TO OHIO STATE". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Antwuan Jackson Jr". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "2021 All-Big Ten Football Team" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Ohio State's Antwuan Jackson Invited To New York Giants Rookie Minicamp". Sports Illustrated. May 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Keatley, Josh (December 16, 2022). "Former Ohio State defensive lineman gets a shot in XFL". USA Today. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Antwuan Jackson". Football Database. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "XFL WR Gary Jennings, DL Antwuan Jackson Receive Tryout Invite from Panthers". Sports Illustrated. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Rizzuti, Anthony (May 16, 2023). "Panthers sign rookie minicamp invitee Antwuan Jackson". USA Today. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Panthers sign rookie minicamp invitee Antwuan Jackson". BVM Sports. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 26, 2023). "Panthers waive 11 players Saturday". Panthers.com.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". www.xfl.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ Larsen, James [@JamesLarsenPFN] (January 5, 2024). "Breaking: The St. Louis Battlehawks selected DL Antwuan Jackson in the #XFL Dispersal Draft, per source" (Tweet). Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Twitter.