Chris Jackson (defensive back)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Chris Jackson
| image = Chris Jackson 2021 09-19.jpg
| caption = Jackson with the Tennessee Titans in 2021
| current_team =
| number =
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|13}}
| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 193
| high_school = FAMU (Tallahassee, Florida)
| college = Marshall (2016–2019)
| draftyear = 2020
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 243
| pastteams = * Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})
- Birmingham Stallions ({{UFL Year|2024}})
- Edmonton Elks ({{CFL Year|2025}})*
| status =
| cflstatus =
| highlights = * UFL champion (2024)
- First-team All-Conference USA (2019)
| statleague = NFL
| statweek =
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 59
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 =
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 =
| statlabel4 = Pass deflections
| statvalue4 = 5
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 =
| pfr = JackCh01
| cfl = christopher-jackson/169104/
}}
Christopher D'Wayne Jackson (born April 13, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football at Marshall. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.
College career
Jackson was a member of the Marshall Thundering Herd for four seasons. He was named first-team All-Conference USA after making 25 tackles with one interception and 11 passes broken up as a senior.{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2020 |title=Titans trade a seventh-round pick in NFL Draft, use another on Marshall DB Chris Jackson |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2020/04/25/chris-jackson-titans-2020-nfl-draft-trade-marshall/5138271002/ |access-date=April 26, 2020 |website=The Tennessean}} Jackson finished his collegiate career with 189 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, seven interceptions, 45 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries in 47 games.{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2020 |title=Marshall CB Jackson selected in 7th round by Tennessee Titans |url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/marshall-cb-jackson-selected-in-7th-round-by-tennessee-titans/article_a1bcf091-1437-5e8d-b36d-144d4a1cee45.html |access-date=April 26, 2020 |website=The Herald-Dispatch}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10 1/8
| weight = 193
| dash = 4.48
| ten split = 1.50
| twenty split = 2.59
| shuttle = 4.32
| cone drill = 6.94
| vertical = 36.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 2
| bench = 15
| arm span = 31 1/2
| hand span = 8 3/4
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1026475&DraftYear=2020 |title=Chris Jackson College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=December 6, 2024}}
}}
= Tennessee Titans =
Jackson was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round with the 243rd overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2020 |title=Titans' Chris Jackson: Goes to Tennessee in seventh |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/titans-chris-jackson-goes-to-tennessee-in-seventh/ |access-date=April 25, 2020 |website=CBSSports.com |publisher=RotoWire}} He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 28, 2020,{{Cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Jim |date=November 28, 2020 |title=Titans Activate Punter Brett Kern from Injured Reserve, While Also Activating LB David Long from Reserve/COVID-19 List |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-activate-punter-brett-kern-from-injured-reserve-while-also-activating-lb- |access-date=January 7, 2021 |website=TennesseeTitans.com}} and activated on December 10.{{Cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Jim |date=December 10, 2020 |title=Titans Activate DB Chris Jackson from Reserve/COVID-19 List |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-activate-db-chris-jackson-from-reserve-covid-19-list |access-date=January 7, 2021 |website=TennesseeTitans.com}}
On November 23, 2021, Jackson was placed on injured reserve.{{Cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Jim |date=November 23, 2021 |title=Titans Make 13 Roster Moves – On the Active Roster, Practice Squad and Injured Reserve – On a Busy Tuesday |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-make-13-roster-moves-on-the-active-roster-practice-squad-and-injured-rese |access-date=November 23, 2021 |website=TennesseeTitans.com}} He was activated on December 23.{{Cite web |last=Wyatt, Jim |date=December 23, 2021 |title=Titans Activate WR A.J. Brown, DB Chris Jackson From Injured Reserve |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-activate-wr-a-j-brown-db-chris-jackson-from-injured-reserve |website=TennesseeTitans.com}}
On August 30, 2022, Jackson was waived by the Titans and signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |last=Wyatt, Jim |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players with 29 Roster Moves |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-trim-roster-to-53-players-with-29-roster-moves |website=TennesseeTitans.com}}{{Cite web |last=Wyatt, Jim |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Titans Add Players to the Team's Practice Squad |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-add-players-to-the-team-s-practice-squad |website=TennesseeTitans.com}} He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Moraitis |first=Mike |date=September 16, 2022 |title=Titans add Takkarist McKinley to practice squad, promote Chris Jackson |url=https://titanswire.usatoday.com/2022/09/16/titans-sign-takkarist-mckinley-practice-squad/ |access-date=January 28, 2023 |website=USAToday.com}} He was placed on injured reserve on September 21.{{Cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Jim |date=September 21, 2022 |title=Titans Add DBs Terrance Mitchell, Andrew Adams to 53-Man Roster, Place Two Others on Injured Reserve |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-add-dbs-terrance-mitchell-andrew-adams-to-53-man-roster-place-two-others- |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=TennesseeTitans.com}}
On August 14, 2023, Jackson was waived by the Titans.{{cite web|title=Titans Sign RB Jacques Patrick, Waive DB Chris Jackson, in a Flurry of Roster Moves|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-sign-rb-jacques-patrick-waive-db-chris-jackson-in-a-flurry-of-roster-move|author=Wyatt, Jim|website=TennesseeTitans.com|date=August 14, 2023}}
= Birmingham Stallions =
On December 19, 2023, Jackson signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL).{{cite tweet |user=USFLStallions |title=Free Agent Signings |number=1737306547070332982 |date=December 19, 2023 |access-date=December 20, 2023}} He was placed on injured reserve on April 23, 2024.{{Cite web |title=UFL Transactions |url=https://uflboard.com/ufl-transactions/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=UFLBoard.com |language=en-US}} He re-signed with the team on August 29, 2024.{{cite tweet |user=UFL_PR |title=The #UFL has announced the following transactions |number=1829291951981748461 |date=August 29, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024}} He was released on January 22, 2025.{{Cite web |title=UFL Transactions |url=https://uflboard.com/ufl-transactions/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=UFLBoard.com |language=en-US}}
= Edmonton Elks =
On March 21, 2025, Jackson signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{cite web|url=https://press.goelks.com/media-release--elks-ink-five|title=MEDIA RELEASE {{!}} Elks ink five|website=press.goelks.com|date=March 21, 2025|access-date=March 23, 2025}} He was released on May 26.{{cite web |title=Edmonton Elks sign two, cut former NFL DB Chris Jackson |url=https://3downnation.com/2025/05/26/edmonton-elks-sign-two-cut-former-nfl-db-chris-jackson/ |website=3 Down Nation |access-date=1 July 2025}}
References
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External links
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- [https://herdzone.com/sports/football/roster/chris-jackson/5387 Marshall Thundering Herd bio]
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