Antwuan Jackson (born September 21, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college footballatOhio State.
No. 52 – St. Louis Battlehawks | |
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 26) Ellenwood, Georgia, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Cedar Grove (Ellenwood, Georgia) |
College: | Auburn (2016) Blinn College (2017) Ohio State (2019-2021) |
Undrafted: | 2022 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
Player stats at PFR | |
Jackson grew up in Ellenwood, Georgia, and attended Cedar Grove High School. In his high school career, he tallied 47 tackles, 18 being for a loss, five sacks, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. He also rushed for two touchdowns on offense.[1] Jackson also played baseball having a .316 career batting average with 25 hits, 25 RBIs, and 18 stolen basses.[2] Jackson was also an Army All-American in high school.[3] Jackson would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Auburn over other school such as Georgia, Florida, and Ohio State.[4][5]
In Jackson's first year at Auburn he would be redshirted and would not play in the 2016 season.[6] After Jackson's redshirt season he announced that he would transfer away from the program.[7][8] Jackson would decide to sign with Blinn College due to not being allowed to transfer to other SEC schools or Ohio State for the 2017 season.[9][10] During his time with Blinn College he played in 10 games putting up 70 tackles, nine sacks, and three forced fumbles.[11] After his one-year stint at Blinn, Jackson would decide to head up north to the University of Ohio State.[12][13] Jackson would go on to play at Ohio State for three years. In those three years, Jackson put up 47 tackles, nine going for a loss, and 3.5 sacks.[14] Jackson's best season came in his senior year in 2021 where he totalled 23 tackles, 4.5 going for a loss, and 2.5 sacks.[15] For his performance on the year he was named an Honorable Mention All Big-Ten.[16]
After not being selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, Jackson was invited to the New York Giants' rookie minicamp but was not signed by them.[17] However, Jackson was selected in the ninth round of the 2023 XFL Draft by the Seattle Sea Dragons.[18] During his time with Seattle, he played in nine games, starting in eight of them, in which he had 20 tackles on the year.[19]
After the 2023 XFL season, Jackson received an invitation to tryout for the Carolina Panthers.[20] Jackson subsequently signed a contract with the Panthers.[21][22] He was waived on August 26, 2023.[23]
On December 19, 2023, Jackson re-signed with the Seattle Sea Dragons.[24] The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[25]
On January 5, 2024, Jackson was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft.[26]