Zach Jackson

Height:
6-0
Weight:
203
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Letters:
3
Hometown:
Snellville, Ga.
Prev School:
Texas Christian

2015 SoCon Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 14)

2015 at MERCER: Played in 10 games as a junior, emerging as the team’s starting free safety … Made eight starts on the year … Finished sixth on the team with 49 total tackles (34 solo, 15 assisted) … Recorded five or more tackles on five occasions … Tallied 2.5 tackles-for-loss and one sack … Ranked second on the team with two interceptions … Had three pass break-ups … Named the team’s Defensive Player of the Week after tallying six tackles including first career sack against Tennessee Tech (Sep. 19) … Finished with eight tackles against Wofford (Oct. 3) … Notched nine tackles and the game-clinching interception in Mercer’s upset of No. 3 Chattanooga (Nov. 7) … Named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after forcing a fumble and closing out the Bears’ overtime win over Furman (Nov. 14).

2014 at MERCER: Played in 11 games for the Bears as a sophomore with two starts on the season … Ranked seventh on the team with 42 total tackles (25 solo, 17 assisted) … Tied for second on the team with two interceptions … Finished second on the team with seven passes defended, including five pass break-ups … Forced two turnovers in a win at VMI (Sept. 27), forcing a fumble and sealing the Bears’ first SoCon victory with a fourth-quarter interception … Recorded four tackles, including one for loss, and a pass break-up in a win over Austin Peay (Oct. 11) … Had a career-high 10 tackles against The Citadel (Nov. 1) … Tallied nine tackles and an interception at Wofford (Nov. 22).

2013 at TCU: Appeared in two games as a redshirt freshman ... Saw action against LSU and Kansas ... Did not record any statistics.

2012 at TCU: Redshirted first season on campus.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star safety by Rivals.com ... Tabbed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports with a rating of 86 in the composite rankings … Member of the Class 5A state championship Brookwood team as a senior ... Recorded 85 tackles in addition to five interceptions and three pass breakups as a junior.

PERSONAL: Parents are Laverne and Jacquelline Jackson ... Has an older brother, Josh, who is a defensive back at Army.