Jermaine Jackson (wide receiver, born 2000)

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Jermaine Jackson
No. 80 – New Orleans Saints
Position: Wide receiver / return specialist
Personal information
Born: (2000-06-02) June 2, 2000 (age 24)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school: San Leandro
(San Leandro, California)
College: San Mateo (2018–2019)
Idaho (2020–2023)
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-Big Sky (2022)
  • Second team All-Big Sky (2023)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024
Return yards:113
Rushing yards:-1
Rushing average:-1.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jermaine Jackson (born June 2, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Mateo Bulldogs and Idaho Vandals and was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2024.

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Early life

Jackson was born on June 2, 2000, and grew up in Oakland, California. [1] He attended San Leandro High School in California, where he played football and totaled 751 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns and 595 receiving yards with six receiving touchdowns as a senior. [2] While in high school, he was a member of the United States national junior American football team. [3]

College career

Jackson began his collegiate career at the College of San Mateo in 2018, recording 14 receptions for 174 yards as a freshman in 2018. [4] In 2019, he helped his team to the conference championship and an overall record of 12–1, totaling 47 receptions for 622 yards, as well as 1,303 all-purpose yards and 11 total touchdowns. [5] He was a first-team all-state selection for his performance. [6]

Jackson transferred to the NCAA Division I FCS Idaho Vandals for the 2020 season, postponed to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his first game, on his second attempted kickoff return. [7] In the fall 2021 season, he appeared in four games and redshirted, recording eight receptions for 93 yards. [6] During the 2022 season, Jackson totaled 54 receptions for 1,049 yards and four touchdowns, also recording a punt return touchdown and a kickoff return touchdown. [8] He was named a first-team All-Big Sky Conference selection at both wide receiver and punt returner for his performance. [6] As a redshirt senior in 2023, he played all 13 games, finishing with 48 receptions for 593 yards, 18 punt returns for 332 yards and 18 kick returns for 478 yards, scoring two receiving touchdowns and two punt return touchdowns. [6] He was chosen a second-team All-Big Sky performer at wide receiver and punt returner. [6] In his tenure at Idaho, Jackson totaled 107 receptions for 1,687 yards and six touchdowns, as well as 666 kick return yards and 604 punt return yards, scoring four return touchdowns. [9] [10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 6+1⁄2 in
(1.69 m)		176 lb
(80 kg)		28+1⁄8 in
(0.71 m)		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.58 s1.66 s2.68 s4.28 s7.07 s35 in
(0.89 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		17 reps
All values from Pro Day [11]

After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, Jackson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent, on a contract including $150,000 guaranteed. [12] He was waived/injured by the Saints on August 3, 2024. [13] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 1. [14] Following an injury to Rashid Shaheed, Jackson was signed off the practice squad to the active roster on October 17, prior to the team's Week 7 game against the Denver Broncos. [15] He was waived on November 16. On November 19, he was re-signed to the practice squad. [16]

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  2. ↑ "Jermaine Jackson's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.
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  4. ↑ "Jermaine Jackson Stats". footballdb.com.
  5. ↑ Baer, Fred (December 16, 2019). "Bulldogs Finish Historic 12-1 Campaign; CSM Football Thwarted by Riverside, 31-14, in State Football Finale". College of San Mateo.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jermaine Jackson". Idaho Vandals.
  7. ↑ Harriman, Peter (September 20, 2023). "'I want to get as many yards as possible': Idaho receiver Jermaine Jackson looks to make the most of final college season". The Spokesman-Review .
  8. ↑ Nelke, Mark (August 27, 2023). "Behind the breakout seasons of Idaho receivers Hayden Hatten and Jermaine Jackson — with some Tommy Hauser stories thrown in". Coeur d'Alene Press .
  9. ↑ Sigler, John (October 1, 2024). "Saints bring back rookie returns specialist Jermaine Jackson". USA Today .
  10. ↑ "Idaho speedster Jermaine Jackson headlines CFL negotiation list reveal". 3DownNation.com. December 12, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Jermaine Jackson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  12. ↑ Paras, Matthew (May 1, 2024). "This undrafted wide receiver may be the Saints' next great return specialist". nola.com .
  13. ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". New Orleans Saints. August 3, 2024.
  14. ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". New Orleans Saints. October 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Saints' Jermaine Jackson: Signed to active roster". CBS Sports . RotoWire. October 17, 2024.
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