Kareem Jackson
Jackson in the 2014 NFL preseason.
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| No. 25 Houston Texans | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 10, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Macon, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Macon (GA) Westside | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 399 |
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| Interceptions: | 13 |
| Pass deflections: | 60 |
| Forced fumbles: | 2 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 2 |
| Touchdowns: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Kareem Jackson (born April 10, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Alabama.
Jackson attended Westside High School. As a senior, he mainly played running back and rushed for over 1,000 yards. He also added 16 tackles with three interceptions on defense.
Following high school, Jackson attended Fork Union Military Academy, Where he converted from running back to cornerback.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Jackson was listed as the No. 17 prep school prospect in 2007.
As a true freshman, Jackson started in 12 of 13 games for the Crimson Tide. He ranked second on the team with three interceptions on the season and was fourth with four pass breakups. Jackson recorded 66 tackles on the season, good for fifth-best on the team. He subsequently received Freshman All-American honors.
Jackson was eighth on the team in tackles with 44, including 28 solo stops, as a sophomore in 2008. He registered 10 pass breakups on the year with one interception.
As a junior in 2009, Jackson started in all 14 games and was fifth on the team with 49 tackles. He had one interception and broke up 13 passes during the 2009 season.
On January 15, 2010, Jackson declared he would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.
Coming out of Alabama, Jackson was invited to the NFL Combine and completed the entire workout and all required drills. He was satisfied with his combine performance and chose to only partake in positional drills at Alabama's Pro Day. After he performed well, he was projected by the majority of analysts and scouts to be drafted in the first or second round. In a deep cornerback draft, he was ranked the fifth best cornerback and 32nd overall prospect by NFLDraftScout.com. He was listed as the fourth best cornerback on WalterFootball.com's scouting report.Sports Illustrated also listed him as the fourth best cornerback in the draft, behind Joe Haden, Kyle Wilson, and Devin McCourty.
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