Jackson with the Buccaneers in 2012
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No. 83 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | January 14, 1983 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Colorado Springs (CO) Widefield | ||||||||
College: | Northern Colorado | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 61 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 540 |
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Receiving yards: | 9,080 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 57 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Vincent Terrell Jackson (born January 14, 1983), is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northern Colorado, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
Jackson has been selected to the Pro Bowl three times and has exceeded 1,000 receiving yards during six seasons.
Jackson attended Widefield High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As a senior, he was a Rocky Mountain News All-State Honorable Mention, a first-team all-area pick, and a first-team all-conference pick. He also was a standout in basketball. A straight-A student in high school, Jackson was accepted to Columbia, but decided to attend University of Northern Colorado on a partial scholarship to play both basketball and football.
Jackson enrolled at the University of Northern Colorado and played for the Northern Colorado Bears football team. It was one of the few colleges that recruited Jackson out of high school. One of the few true freshman to ever play for Northern Colorado, Jackson earned All-American honors as a punt returner, scoring the first time he ever touched a ball on a punt return against Adams State College. He rewrote the record books on the way to becoming Northern Colorado's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards (game & season), kick return yards, punt return yards, receiving touchdowns. His senior season was highlighted by a 13-catch, 249-yard, three-touchdown effort against Florida Atlantic. Jackson also started for Northern Colorado in basketball.