![]() Jackson with the Centennial Huskies in 2018 | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born: | Corona, California, U.S. | April 12, 2001||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 273 lb (124 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Centennial (Corona) | ||||||||||
College: | USC (2019–2021) | ||||||||||
Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2022: 2nd round, 61st pick | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||
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Drake Jackson (born April 12, 2001) is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Jackson attended Centennial High School in Corona, California. As a senior, he was The Press-Enterprise Defensive Player of the Year after recording 50 tackles and eight sacks. [1] Jackson committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football. [1] [2]
Jackson started as a true freshman, [3] [4] [5] recording 46 tackles and 5.5 sacks in 11 games in 2019. [6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
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6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 254 lb (115 kg) | 34 in (0.86 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 4.28 s | 7.09 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | |||||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [7] [8] |
Jackson was selected in the second round with the 61st overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. [9] In Week 3, against the Denver Broncos, he recorded his first NFL sack. [10]
In Week 1 of the 2023 season, Jackson recorded three sacks in the 49ers 30–7 win over the Steelers. [11] He was placed on injured reserve on November 11, 2023. [12]
Jackson was placed on the reserve/PUP list on August 8, 2024, due to patellar tendon surgery he underwent the previous season. [13] Jackson missed the entire 2024 season, before being waived by the 49ers on May 9, 2025. [14]