2018 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
5:00 pm MT
Jordan Jackson
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, FL
- High School:
- Bolles
- Position:
- DT
2019 – Played in all 13 games, starting 12 … was a preseason all-Mountain West selection … earned honorable mention all-MW and was second-team all-Colorado by the National Football Foundation … recorded 38 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 quarterback sacks … had a team-best four quarterback hurries, along with two pass breakups … had a career-high nine tackles and a quarterback sack vs. Army … had eight tackles and a tackle for loss at Navy … four tackles, a quarterback sack, a forced fumble and two quarterback hurries vs. San Jose State … one tackle, a quarterback hurry and his first-career blocked kick at Colorado … the block was on an extra point in the fourth quarter to keep the Air Force lead at seven points … two tackles, a quarterback hurry and a half sack vs. Colgate … leads all active Falcons in career tackles for loss with 17.0 and quarterback sacks with 8.0.
2018 – Played and started all 12 games … named second-team all-Mountain West, the first defensive lineman and first sophomore to earn the honor since 2014 … recorded 54 total tackles and team bests of 12.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks … ranked seventh in the Mountain West with 1.04 tackles for loss per game … had at least one tackle for loss in eight games … four tackles and a pass breakup vs. Colorado State … four tackles and a tackle for loss at Wyoming … matched his career high with seven tackles and had two sacks for 13 yards vs. New Mexico … six tackles vs. Boise State … had a streak of four straight games with at least a tackle for loss … six tackles and a pass breakup (on UNLV’s final play) at UNLV … three tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at San Diego State … season highs in total tackles (seven), solo stops (five) and tackles for loss (3.5) vs. Navy … his 3.5 tackles for loss were the most by a Falcon in 2018 … four tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Nevada and Florida Atlantic … four tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Stony Brook in his first-career start.
2017 – Played in 11 games … recorded seven total tackles, including six unassisted … recorded a career-best five tackles vs. New Mexico … had one tackle each vs. San Diego State and Colorado State.
High School – Lettered four years in football, one in wrestling and one in weight lifting … was a two-time all-city selection in football … earned all-state honorable mention as a senior … high school football coach was Corky Rogers … played on same football team as former Air Force teammate Kyle Johnson.
Personal – Parents are Henry, Jr. and Dorothy … has two siblings … major is management … nickname is JJ … attended the USAFA Prep School and played football … completed survival training, the basic space operations program and a program in remote piloted aircraft in the summer of 2018 … completed an engineering class and was on the cadet leadership cadre in the summer of 2019.
Jackson Career Statistics
Tackles
Year G UT-AT TOT TFL Sacks
2019 13 16-22 38 4.5-30 3.5-26
2018 12 27-27 54 12.5-60 4.5-32
2017 11 6-1 7 0.0-0 0.0-0
Totals 36 49-50 99 17.0-90 8.0-58
