D'Marco Jackson
No. 52 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-20) July 20, 1998
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school:Broome
(Spartanburg, South Carolina)
College:Appalachian State (2017–2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 5 / Pick: 161
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year (2021)
  • First-team All-Sun Belt (2021)
  • Second-team All-Sun Belt (2020)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2023
Tackles:7
Fumble recoveries:1
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

D'Marco Carnelius Jackson (born July 20, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Appalachian State.

Early years

Jackson grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina and attended Broome High School. As a senior, Jackson was a finalist for the South Carolina's Mr. Football award.[1] As a senior, Jackson recorded 78 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and a sack.[2] He was listed as a two-star recruit and the 61st best player in South Carolina by 247Sports.com.[3] Jackson committed to Appalachian State University over offers from Charlotte and Georgia Southern.

College career

Jackson redshirted his first year on campus and appeared in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman, recording 25 tackles and two tackles for loss.[4] The following season, Jackson had 60 tackles and three sacks.[4] In his junior season, he tallied 87 tackles, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, and he was named to the second-team All-Sun Belt Conference.[4][5] Both of Jackson's interceptions came in a 45–17 victory over Arkansas State.[6] Jackson played in all 14 games his senior season. He would have a career high 119 tackles and six sacks, as well as a forced fumble.[4] Jackson was named to the first-team All-Sun Belt and the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year.[7] Jackson would play in 53 games with the Mountaineers, were they amassed a record of 43–10.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 0+3⁄4 in
(1.85 m)		 233 lb
(106 kg)		 32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.55 s1.53 s2.62 s4.29 s7.19 s33.0 in
(0.84 m)		10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		19 reps
Sources:[8][9]

Jackson was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round (161st overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on August 9, 2022.[11]

Personal life

Jackson is the cousin of former NFL running back Maurice Morris.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Greer's Hannon is finalist for South Carolina's Mr. Football". GreerToday.com. October 17, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "D'Marco Jackson's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ "D'Marco Jackson, Appalachian State Mountaineers, Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "D'Marco Jackson College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2020 Sun Belt Football Postseason Awards Announced". Sun Belt Sports. December 21, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ Joyce, Ethan (October 22, 2020). "App State handles Arkansas State to win its conference opener". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ Davidson, Connor (December 5, 2021). "19 Mountaineers headline All-Sun Belt awards". The Appalachian. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  8. ↑ "D'Marco Jackson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2022 Draft Scout DMarco Jackson, Appalachian State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ "New Orleans Saints select Appalachian State linebacker D'Marco Jackson with Pick 161 in the 2022 NFL Draft". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 30, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  11. ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Senior Bowl Preliminary Reports: LB D'Marco Jackson, Appalachian State". NFL Sapient. November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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