Matthew Jackson (American football)

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Matthew Jackson
No. 39 – Tennessee Titans
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1998-11-09) November 9, 1998 (age 25)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Hillsboro (Nashville, Tennessee)
College: Eastern Kentucky (2017–2022)
Undrafted: 2023
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:6
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Matthew Alexander Jackson (born November 9, 1998) is an American football safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Kentucky.

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Early life

Jackson was born on November 9, 1998. [1] He attended Hillsboro High School and competed in both football and track and field. [2] As a junior in 2015, he had 39 total stops, an interception, and two defensive touchdowns. [3] The following season, he was named team captain and led the squad with 64 tackles, additionally having two interceptions, one of which he returned for a 100-yard touchdown. [2] At the same time, he won the city long jump championship while competing in track and field and participated at the state tournament. [2] He committed to play college football for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels over several other FCS offers. [3]

College career

As a true freshman at Eastern Kentucky in 2017, Jackson redshirted. [4] He saw limited action over the next two seasons, having 11 tackles in 11 games in 2018 and 15 tackles in 10 games in 2019 while appearing mostly on special teams. [4] [5] He saw his first major action in 2020; starting at linebacker, he recorded a team-leading 79 tackles, as well as eight TFLs and 2.5 sacks, in nine games, three of which were played against FBS opponents. [5] The following season, Jackson posted 102 tackles, 11 TFLs, eight pass breakups, 3.5 sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles in 11 games played, earning all-conference honors, being a candidate for the Buck Buchanan Award for best FCS defensive player, and winning Phil Steele's ASUN Conference Defensive Player of the Year Award. [5] [6] [7] In his final year, 2022, he led Eastern Kentucky with 87 tackles and also compiled 7.5 TFLs, two fumble recoveries and two sacks on his way to being named all-conference and a third-team All-American by Stats Perform. [2] [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 1+1⁄2 in
(1.87 m)		209 lb
(95 kg)		31+1⁄4 in
(0.79 m)		9 in
(0.23 m)		4.52 s1.64 s2.53 s4.37 s7.01 s38.5 in
(0.98 m)		11 ft 2 in
(3.40 m)		17 reps
All values from Pro Day [9]

After going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft, Jackson was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent. [10] He was one of five undrafted rookies to make the team's final roster. [11] He was waived on November 18 and re-signed to the practice squad three days later. [12] [13] He was promoted to the active roster on January 6, 2024.

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References

  1. ↑ "Matthew Jackson - Tennessee Titans Safety". ESPN . Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Glennon, John (May 12, 2023). "Titans' crop of undrafted free agents includes Nashville's Matthew Jackson". Nashville Post .
  3. 1 2 Murphy, Michael (September 4, 2016). "Hillsboro's Matthew Jackson commits to Eastern Kentucky". The Tennessean .
  4. 1 2 "Matthew Jackson". Eastern Kentucky Colonels.
  5. 1 2 3 Herder, Sam (July 29, 2022). "2022 FCS Jersey Countdown: 33 — The Best Player Who Wears No. 33 Is EKU's Matthew Jackson". HERO Sports.
  6. ↑ Rogers, Steve (January 11, 2022). "EKU football stars earn ASUN, Phil Steele All-American honors". WTVQ-DT.
  7. ↑ "Jackson named preseason all-american". Richmond Register . August 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jackson, McKinney Tabbed As Stats Perform FCS All-Americans". Eastern Kentucky Colonels. December 20, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Matthew Jackson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ Terry, Samaria (May 31, 2023). "Former Hillsboro standout Matthew Jackson signs UDFA deal with Titans". WKRN-TV.
  11. ↑ Rowland, Tyler (August 29, 2023). "Five Undrafted Rookies Make Tennessee Titans 53-Man Roster Including Caleb Murphy & Kearis Jackson". Sports Illustrated .
  12. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (November 18, 2023). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves Ahead of Sunday's Game vs the Jaguars". TennesseeTitans.com.
  13. ↑ Ulrich, Logan. "Titans Make Three Roster Moves". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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