2019 Football Roster
Jackson, Eric
Jersey Number 7
Eric Jackson
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 172
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Powder Springs, Ga.
- High School:
- Hillgrove HS
Bio
Awards/Accolades
- 2019 Fall Academic All-SoCon Team
- 2019 First Team All-SoCon (Media)
- 2019 Second Team All-SoCon (Coaches)
- 2019 Phil Steele’s All-SoCon First Team
- 2018 Preseason All-SoCon Second Team
- 2018 Team Captain
- 2017 All-SoCon Second Team (Media)
- 2016 SoCon All-Freshman Team
Season-by-Season
2019
- Started and appeared in all 12 games as a redshirt senior
- Earned 2019 First Team All-SoCon (Media) and 2019 Second Team All-SoCon (Coaches) honors
- Finished second on the team with 90 tackles (40 solo, 50 assists), which was a career-high
- Recorded 10 or more tackles for five straight games from Oct. 19 to Nov. 16
- Recorded a season-high 15 tackles (6 solo, 9 assists) at The Citadel (Oct. 26)
- Finished second on the team with six pass breakups
- Recovered two fumbles during the season
2018
- Started eight of nine games played as a redshirt junior
- Was voted as a team captain by his peers
- Missed the bulk of three consecutive games vs. VMI, Yale & Western Carolina due to injury
- Ranked fourth at Mercer with 55 total tackles (24 solo, 31 assisted)
- Recovered two fumbles & added one pass breakup
- Had a season-high 12 tackles in the season finale vs. Furman (Nov. 17)
2017
- Started 10 of 11 games played as a redshirt sophomore
- Made effective switch from cornerback to strong safety, earning All-SoCon Second Team honors
- Produced 89 total tackles (37 solo, 52 assisted), ranking second on the team
- Ranked 12th in the SoCon with 8.1 tackles per game
- Added two pass break-ups
- Recorded first career fumble recovery at Furman (Oct. 21)
- Totaled four games with 10-plus tackles, including career high 14 at Western Carolina (Nov. 11)
- Tallied nine tackles in both of Mercer's SEC battles at Auburn & Alabama
2016
- Played in 10 games and earned SoCon All-Freshman Team honors in first year of action
- One of the SoCon’s most impressive cornerbacks, totaling 56 tackles (38 solo, 18 assisted)
- Credited with five pass break-ups
- Had career effort at ETSU (Nov. 5) with career-high 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL, one pass break-up and his first career interception
- Recorded one of Mercer’s four blocked kicks
2015
- Redshirted during first year on campus
Before Mercer
High School
- Two-sport standout at Hillgrove High School
- Starred on the gridiron for head coach Phillip Ironside
- Led team to four straight GHSA AAAAAA state playoff berths including back-to-back trips to the state quarterfinals
- Tallied 121 tackles and three interceptions during junior campaign
- Won the school’s Math Academic Award and Science Academic Award
Personal
- Son of Eric and Claudine Jackson
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