Jonah Jackson

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Jonah Jackson
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Jackson with the Detriot Lions in 2020
No. 72 – Los Angeles Rams
Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-05) February 5, 1997 (age 27)
Media, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Penncrest (Media, Pennsylvania)
College: Rutgers (2015–2018)
Ohio State (2019)
NFL draft: 2020  / Round: 3 / Pick: 75
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:57
Games started:57
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Jonah Jackson (born February 5, 1997) is an American football offensive guard for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and Rutgers. He has previously played for the Detroit Lions.

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Early years

Jackson grew up in Media, Pennsylvania. He started his football career at an early age playing for the Rose Tree Colts. He continued playing football into high school, attending Penncrest High School. He was named first-team All-Central Athletic League and first-team All-Delaware County as a senior. [1]

College career

Jackson spent the first four seasons of his collegiate career at Rutgers. He redshirted his true freshman season and played in all 12 of the Scarlet Knights games the next season, mostly on the field goal protection unit. [2] Jackson played center as a redshirt sophomore, playing in six games and starting five contests before suffering a season ending injury. [3] As a redshirt junior, Jackson started 11 games at right guard though he missed one game due to injury and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference. [4] [5] Following the season, he announced that he would be leaving Rutgers as a graduate transfer, eventually choosing to attend Ohio State after visiting Oklahoma. [6] [7]

Jackson played his final season for the Ohio State Buckeyes, starting all of the Buckeyes games at left guard and garnering first-team All-Big Ten honors. [8]

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
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
(1.92 m)		306 lb
(139 kg)		33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		10+1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		5.23 s1.84 s3.01 s5.02 s7.83 s26.0 in
(0.66 m)		8 ft 2 in
(2.49 m)		28 reps
All values from NFL Combine [9] [10]

Detroit Lions

Jackson was selected No. 75 overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2020 NFL draft. [11] On June 24, 2020, the Lions signed Jackson to a four-year contract. [12] Jackson was named the Lions starting right guard going into his rookie season. [13] Jackson made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020 in the season opener against the Chicago Bears, starting at right guard and playing 90% of the Lions offensive snaps. [14] Jackson has started 32 of a possible 33 games through his first 2 seasons in the league. [15] He missed the Lions week 15 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals due to a back injury. [16]

Jackson was selected to play in the 2022 Pro Bowl as an injury replacement. [17]

Los Angeles Rams

On March 14, 2024, Jackson signed a three-year, $51 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams. [18]

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