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Chris Jackson (defensive back)

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Chris Jackson
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Jackson with the Tennessee Titans in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1998-04-13) April 13, 1998 (age 26)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:FAMU (Tallahassee, Florida)
College:Marshall (2016–2019)
Position:Cornerback
NFL draft:2020 / round: 7 / pick: 243
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:59
Pass deflections:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Christopher D'Wayne Jackson (born April 13, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Marshall. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.

College career

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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.[1] 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.[2]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+18 in
(1.78 m)
193 lb
(88 kg)
31+12 in
(0.80 m)
8+34 in
(0.22 m)
4.48 s 1.50 s 2.59 s 4.32 s 6.94 s 36.0 in
(0.91 m)
10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)
15 reps
All values from Pro Day[3]

Tennessee Titans

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Jackson was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round with the 243rd overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft.[4] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 28, 2020,[5] and activated on December 10.[6]

Jackson in 2021

On November 23, 2021, Jackson was placed on injured reserve.[7] He was activated on December 23.[8]

On August 30, 2022, Jackson was waived by the Titans and signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2022.[11] He was placed on injured reserve on September 21.[12]

On August 14, 2023, Jackson was waived by the Titans.[13]

Birmingham Stallions

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On December 19, 2023, Jackson signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL).[14] He was placed on injured reserve on April 23, 2024.[15] He re-signed with the team on August 29, 2024.[16] He was released on January 22, 2025.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Titans trade a seventh-round pick in NFL Draft, use another on Marshall DB Chris Jackson". The Tennessean. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Marshall CB Jackson selected in 7th round by Tennessee Titans". The Herald-Dispatch. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chris Jackson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Titans' Chris Jackson: Goes to Tennessee in seventh". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 28, 2020). "Titans Activate Punter Brett Kern from Injured Reserve, While Also Activating LB David Long from Reserve/COVID-19 List". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 10, 2020). "Titans Activate DB Chris Jackson from Reserve/COVID-19 List". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 23, 2021). "Titans Make 13 Roster Moves – On the Active Roster, Practice Squad and Injured Reserve – On a Busy Tuesday". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  8. ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 23, 2021). "Titans Activate WR A.J. Brown, DB Chris Jackson From Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com.
  9. ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 30, 2022). "Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players with 29 Roster Moves". TennesseeTitans.com.
  10. ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 31, 2022). "Titans Add Players to the Team's Practice Squad". TennesseeTitans.com.
  11. ^ Moraitis, Mike (September 16, 2022). "Titans add Takkarist McKinley to practice squad, promote Chris Jackson". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  12. ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 21, 2022). "Titans Add DBs Terrance Mitchell, Andrew Adams to 53-Man Roster, Place Two Others on Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  13. ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 14, 2023). "Titans Sign RB Jacques Patrick, Waive DB Chris Jackson, in a Flurry of Roster Moves". TennesseeTitans.com.
  14. ^ @USFLStallions (December 19, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  16. ^ @UFL_PR (August 29, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
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