Marcus Jackson

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Marcus Jackson

| image =

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption =

| current_team =

| number = 5, 8

| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|11|30}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas

| death_date =

| death_place =

| high_school = Houston (TX) Westside

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 215

| college = TCU

| undraftedyear = 2010

| pastteams =

Wichita Wild ({{IFL Year|2012}})
Texas Revolution ({{IFL Year|2013}})
San Antonio Talons ({{AFL Year|2013}}–{{AFL Year|2014}})
Wichita Falls Nighthawks ({{IFL Year|2015}})

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| aflstatvalue1 = 9–15

| aflstatlabel2 = Passing Yards

| aflstatvalue2 = 117

| aflstatlabel3 = TD–INT

| aflstatvalue3 = 1–1

| aflstatlabel4 = Rushing Yards

| aflstatvalue4 = 43

| aflstatlabel5 = Rushing TDs

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| afl = 12805

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Marcus Jackson (born November 30, 1986) is an American former professional football quarterback. Jackson played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs football team.

Early life

Jackson attended Westside High School in Houston, Texas. While at Westside, Jackson was a member of the football team.

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Marcus Jackson

| position = QB

| hometown = Houston, Texas

| highschool = Westside H.S.

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 195

| 40 = 4.77

| commitdate = January 31, 2005

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College athlete recruit end

| 40 =

| year = 2005

| rivals ref title = TCU Football Commitment List (26)

| scout ref title = TCU College Football Recruiting Commits

| espn ref title =

| rivals school = tcu

| scout s = 360

| espn schoolid =

| scout overall = -- (QB)

| rivals overall = -- (QB), -- (TX)

| espn overall = -- (QB)

| accessdate = August 7, 2013

| bball =

}}

Jackson committed to Texas Christian University on January 31, 2005.{{cite web |title=Marcus Jackson |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/tennessee/football/recruiting/player-Marcus-Jackson-25163;_ylt=AphgcP4f7tjXgNFtP3smRealt5B4 |publisher=Yahoo! |work=www.rivals.com |accessdate=August 7, 2013}} He choose TCU over football scholarships from Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech & Louisiana–Lafayette.{{cite web |title=Marcus Jackson |url=http://tcu.scout.com/a.z?s=360&p=8&c=1&nid=1168518 |publisher=Microsoft |work=www.scout.com |accessdate=August 7, 2013}}

College career

Jackson redshirted his freshman year at TCU, before finding himself as the back up to Jeff Ballard during his redshirt-freshman season. In 2007, Jackson was giving the opportunity to compete for the starting quarterback job, but lost the battle to Andy Dalton.{{cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/sports/college-football/article/COLLEGES-Katy-s-Dalton-wins-TCU-quarterback-1596345.php |title=COLLEGES: Katy's Dalton wins TCU quarterback battle |date=August 21, 2007 |author=Joseph Duarte |publisher=Hearst Communications, Inc. |work=www.chron.com |accessdate=August 7, 2013}} Jackson spent the duration of his career as a backup to Dalton, with the exception of starting two games in 2008 during a Dalton injury.

=Statistics=

Through end of the 2009 season, Jackson's college statistics are as follows:{{cite web |title=Marcus Jackson Statistics |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/marcus-jackson-1.html |publisher=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=August 6, 2013}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="2" style="background:#fff; border-color:#fff #fff #aaa #fff" \| ! colspan="7" \| Passing ! colspan="3" \| Rushing
Season ! Team ! {{tooltip\|Rating\|Quarterback rating}} ! {{tooltip\|Att\|Attempts}} ! {{tooltip\|Comp\|Completions}} ! {{tooltip\|Pct\|Completion percentage}} ! {{tooltip\|Yds\|Yards}} ! {{tooltip\|TD\|Touchdowns}} ! {{tooltip\|INT\|Interceptions}} ! align="center \| Att ! Yds ! TD
2006 \| TCU \| 143.2 \| 44 \| 26 \| 59.1 \| 386 \| 2 \| 1 \| 24 \| 53 \| 0
2007 \| TCU \| 107.0 \| 69 \| 35 \| 50.7 \| 368 \| 3 \| 1 \| 58 \| 187 \| 2
2008 \| TCU \| 116.4 \| 62 \| 35 \| 56.5 \| 372 \| 3 \| 2 \| 70 \| 384 \| 4
2009 \| TCU \| 361.6 \| 2 \| 2 \| 100.0 \| 23 \| 1 \| 0 \| 18 \| 71 \| 0
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| \| Totals \| 122.2 \| 177 \| 98 \| 55.4 \| 1,149 \| 9 \| 4 \| 170 \| 695 \| 6

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

colspan="2" style="background:#fff; border-color:#fff #fff #aaa #fff" |

! colspan="7" | Passing

! colspan="3" | Rushing

Season

! Team

! {{tooltip|Rating|Quarterback rating}}

! {{tooltip|Att|Attempts}}

! {{tooltip|Comp|Completions}}

! {{tooltip|Pct|Completion percentage}}

! {{tooltip|Yds|Yards}}

! {{tooltip|TD|Touchdowns}}

! {{tooltip|INT|Interceptions}}

! align="center | Att

! Yds

! TD

2006

| TCU

| 143.2

| 44

| 26

| 59.1

| 386

| 2

| 1

| 24

| 53

| 0

2007

| TCU

| 107.0

| 69

| 35

| 50.7

| 368

| 3

| 1

| 58

| 187

| 2

2008

| TCU

| 116.4

| 62

| 35

| 56.5

| 372

| 3

| 2

| 70

| 384

| 4

2009

| TCU

| 361.6

| 2

| 100.0

| 23

| 1

| 0

| 18

| 71

| 0

style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| Totals

| 122.2

| 177

| 98

| 55.4

| 1,149

| 9

| 4

| 170

| 695

| 6

Professional career

Jackson signed to play indoor football for the Wichita Wild of the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2012 season. Jackson helped the Wild finish with an 8-6 record during the regular season, after the team started 0-4. Jackson threw for 19 touchdowns, as well as running in 3 more touchdowns.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4487592 |title=Wild Re-Sign Quarterback Marcus Jackson for 2013 |date=September 12, 2012 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=August 6, 2013}}

Jackson played the 2013 indoor season with the expansion Texas Revolution, also of the IFL.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4577255 |title=Texas Revolution Marcus Jackson and Frankie Solomon Jr. Both Recognized as Players Of The Week |date=April 16, 2013 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=August 7, 2013}} The Revolution finished a disappointing 5-9.

Jackson was signed by the San Antonio Talons of the Arena Football League just days prior to the Talon's final game of the season. Following practice, Jackson was named the backup to Robert Kent, but with Kent struggling during the game, Jackson came in for Kent, rushing for 3 touchdowns and throwing for another, upsetting the Philadelphia Soul.{{cite web |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/talons/article/Defense-leads-Talons-to-win-in-season-finale-4691550.php |title=Defense leads Talons to win in season finale |author=David Weissman |date=July 27, 2013 |publisher=Hearst Communications, Inc. |work=www.mysanantonio.com |accessdate=August 7, 2013}}

In November 2014, Jackson signed with the Wichita Falls Nighthawks of the IFL.{{cite web |url=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/sports/nighthawks-signing_79041182 |title=Nighthawks signing |date=November 13, 2014 |publisher=Times Record News |work=www.timesrecordnews.com |accessdate=November 13, 2014}}

References

Category:1986 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football quarterbacks

Category:TCU Horned Frogs football players

Category:Wichita Wild players

Category:Texas Revolution players

Category:San Antonio Talons players

Category:Wichita Falls Nighthawks players

Category:Players of American football from Houston