Lamar Jackson (cornerback)

Lamar Jackson (born April 13, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jets in 2020.

For the quarterback, see Lamar Jackson.

Lamar Jackson
No. 23 – Chicago Bears
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1998-04-13) April 13, 1998
Elk Grove, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Franklin High School (Elk Grove, California)
College:Nebraska
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second Team All-Big Ten (2019)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:26
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Jackson played quarterback, cornerback, and safety at Franklin High School.[1] Jackson played in the 2015 Under Armour All-American game following his senior season.[2] Jackson committed to Nebraska on February 3, 2016, turning down offers from California, UCLA, Utah, and Washington State.[3]

College career

After recording forty tackles and three interceptions in his senior season, Jackson was named Nebraska's Defensive MVP[4] and a Second Team All-Big Ten player.[5]

College statistics
Lamar Jackson Tackles Interceptions
Year School Conf G GS Solo Ast Tot Sacks Sacks-Yards Int PD FF FR
2016 Nebraska B10 13 0 14 3 17 1 1-11 0 0 0 0
2017 Nebraska B10 12 12 27 11 38 0 0-0 0 3 0 0
2018 Nebraska B10 12 11 21 7 28 0 0-0 2 7 1 0
2019 Nebraska B10 12 12 30 10 40 1 1-4 3 13 2 1

Professional career

Jackson was one of four Nebraska players that were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.[6] After attending the scouting combine he was described as a "matchup-specific depth player that will need to excel on special teams" via thedraftnetwork.com.[7]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard splitVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		 208 lb
(94 kg)		 32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		 9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.58 s1.52 s2.58 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		10 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[8]

New York Jets

In the 2020 NFL Draft, Jackson went undrafted but signed with the New York Jets on May 6, 2020.[9] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was elevated to the active roster on October 1 and October 10 for the team's weeks 4 and 5 games against the Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 13, 2020.[14]

On August 31, 2021, Jackson was waived by the Jets and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16]

Chicago Bears

On January 19, 2022, Jackson signed a reserve/future contract with the Chicago Bears.[17]

Personal life

Lamar is the son of Catherine Horton.[1] Jackson had a son in March 2019.[18]

References
  1. "Lamar Jackson - 2019 - Football". University of Nebraska. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  2. "Lamar Jackson says Under Armour All-American Game is dream come true". USA TODAY High School Sports. September 25, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  3. Pantorno, Joe. "Lamar Jackson to Nebraska: Cornhuskers Land 4-Star Safety Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  4. writer, Sam McKewon World-Herald staff. "Lamar Jackson, Brenden Jaimes among Huskers winning team awards". Omaha.com. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  5. "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors". bigten.org. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  6. "Four Huskers Invited to NFL Combine". University of Nebraska.
  7. "The Draft Network". The Draft Network.
  8. http://www.nfl.com/prospects/lamar-jackson?id=32194a41-4332-1944-2c61-498a3d83a44e.
  9. Lange, Randy and Ethan Greenberg (May 6, 2020). "Jets Sign 9 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  10. Lange, Randy (September 5, 2020). "Jets Move 27 to Get Their Roster to 53-Player Limit". NewYorkJets.com.
  11. Lange, Randy (September 6, 2020). "15 Signed to Practice Squad; All Were in Jets Training Camp". NewYorkJets.com.
  12. Greenberg, Ethan (October 1, 2020). "Jets Activate WR Jeff Smith from IR; Sign CB Javelin Guidry". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  13. Greenberg, Ethan (October 10, 2020). "Jets Activate RB Le'Veon Bell from IR, Sign OL Jimmy Murray to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  14. Greenberg, Ethan (October 14, 2020). "Jets Sign Lamar Jackson to Active Roster, Place WR Chris Hogan on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  15. "Jets Remove 27 Players from Roster to Reach 53-Man Limit". NewYorkJets.com. August 31, 2021.
  16. "Jets Sign 13 to the Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. September 1, 2021.
  17. "Bears sign Lamar Jackson to a Reserve/Future contract". Windy City Gridiron. SB Nation. January 19, 2022.
  18. Heady, Chris (March 27, 2019). "Nebraska's Lamar Jackson can't help but smile about becoming a first-time father". Omaha.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.


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