2023 Football Roster

6 EJ Jackson

  • Position Safety
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Belle Glade, Fla.
  • High School Glades Central
  • Prev School Marshall

Biography

Career: Played in 52 career games at the FBS level and made 156 tackles.

2023: Played 10 games and started the final six, playing a key role from his “Star” position as App State won its last five regular season games and a bowl game …Ranked fifth on team with 56 tackles despite playing in only two of the first six games … Had 32 tackles during the first four games of App State’s late-season winning streak after having totaled one tackle in App State’s first seven games … Winning streak began with Jackson making 11 tackles against Southern Miss … Had nine tackles in late-season wins against Georgia Southern and in the Cure Bowl.

Prior to App State: Appeared in 42 games and totaled 100 tackles over four seasons (including a COVID one that didn’t count against his eligibility) at Marshall from 2019-22 … Started the final five games of the 2022 regular season, including the final four at a safety spot (with the first one at a stud/nickel position) …  In 12 games as a safety in 2022, broke up two passes and made 33 tackles … Had 56 stops and 1.5 TFLs over 13 games in 2021, when he started games at free safety (twice) and strong safety (twice) … Recovered and returned blocked PAT  85 yards for two Marshall points at James Madison in 2022 …. Had a season-high six stops against App State in 2022 after recording eight against the Mountaineers in 2021 … Career high of 12 stops in the 2021 opener against Navy and nine more against UAB later that season.
 
High School: Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... Played free safety and slot back for Glades Central ... Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.56 seconds … Played outside linebacker as a sophomore at Glades Central, racking up 74 tackles with 10.5 TFLs and nine sacks ... Moved to the secondary as a junior and picked off six passes.

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