Antwuan Jackson

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Antwuan Jackson
No. 52 – St. Louis Battlehawks
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 26)
Ellenwood, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Cedar Grove (Ellenwood, Georgia)
College: Auburn (2016)
Blinn College (2017)
Ohio State (2019-2021)
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Antwuan Jackson (born September 21, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Ohio State.

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Early life

Jackson grew up in Ellenwood, Georgia, and attended Cedar Grove High School. In his high school career he tallied 47 tackles, 18 being for a loss, five sacks, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. He also rushed for two touchdowns on offense. [1] Jackson also played baseball having a .316 career batting average with 25 hits, 25 RBIs, and 18 stolen basses. [2] Jackson was also an Army All-American in high school. [3] Jackson would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Auburn over other school such as Georgia, Florida, and Ohio State. [4] [5]

College career

In Jackson's first year at Auburn he would be redshirted and would not play in the 2016 season. [6] After Jackson's redshirt season he announced that he would transfer away from the program. [7] [8] Jackson would decide to sign with Blinn College due to not being allowed to transfer to other SEC schools or Ohio State for the 2017 season. [9] [10] During his time with Blinn College he played in 10 games putting up 70 tackles, nine sacks, and three forced fumbles. [11] After his one-year stint at Blinn, Jackson would decide to head up north to the University of Ohio State. [12] [13] Jackson would go on to play at Ohio State for three years. In those three years, Jackson put up 47 tackles, nine going for a loss, and 3.5 sacks. [14] Jackson's best season came in his senior year in 2021 where he totalled 23 tackles, 4.5 going for a loss, and 2.5 sacks. [15] For his performance on the year he was named an Honorable Mention All Big-Ten. [16]

Professional career

Seattle Sea Dragons

After not being selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, Jackson was invited to the New York Giants' rookie minicamp but was not signed by them. [17] However, Jackson was selected in the ninth round of the 2023 XFL Draft by the Seattle Sea Dragons. [18] During his time with Seattle, he played in nine games, starting in eight of them, in which he had 20 tackles on the year. [19]

Carolina Panthers

After the 2023 XFL season, Jackson received an invitation to tryout for the Carolina Panthers. [20] Jackson subsequently signed a contract with the Panthers. [21] [22] He was waived on August 26, 2023. [23]

Seattle Sea Dragons (second stint)

On December 19, 2023, Jackson re-signed with the Seattle Sea Dragons. [24] The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL). [25]

St. Louis Battlehawks

On January 5, 2024, Jackson was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft. [26]

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  2. ↑ "Travonte' Jackson's Stats". Max Preps. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Army All-American Antwuan Jackson salutes his father on Selection Tour". USA Today High School Sports. September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ Kirpalani, Sanijay. "Antwuan Jackson Commits to Auburn: What 4-Star DT Brings to Tigers". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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  6. ↑ Vitale, Josh (May 18, 2017). "2 redshirt freshmen to transfer from Auburn football program". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ Stevens, Matthew. "Redshirt freshmen DB Marlon Character and DL Antwaun Jackson transferring". Montgomery Advisor. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ Chiari, Mike. "Antwuan Jackson, Marlon Character Transferring from Auburn Football Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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  11. ↑ "Antwuan Jackson Jr". BuccaneerSports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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  13. ↑ Lind, Andrew (September 12, 2017). "JUNIOR COLLEGE DEFENSIVE TACKLE ANTWUAN JACKSON JR. COMMITS TO OHIO STATE". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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  16. ↑ "2021 All-Big Ten Football Team" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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