Darrell Jackson Jr.

Defensive Tackle, New York Jets · #95.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 95
Born: Apr 28, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Havana, FL, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 315 lbs
College: Florida State
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	PD	STF
Regular Season	12	6	6	1	2	0.5
Last 5 Games	12	6	6	1	2	0
Career	12	6	6	1	2	0.5

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs CLE	W 17-12	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CHI	L 23-12	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ DET	L 31-24	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs GB	L 20-17 OT	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ TEN	W 23-10	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Darrell Jackson Jr. (born April 28, 2003) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, Maryland Terrapins and Miami Hurricanes. Jackson was selected by the Jets in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Darrell Jackson Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Jackson Jr. attended Gadsden County High School in Havana, Florida. He played defensive tackle, defensive end and tight end in high school. He committed to the University of Maryland, College Park to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at Maryland in 2021, Jackson Jr. played in all 13 games with one start and had 22 tackles. After one year at Maryland, he transferred to the University of Miami. In his lone year at Miami, he started all 12 games and had 27 tackles and three sacks. After the season, Jackson Jr. transferred to Florida State University. He was forced to sit out the season by the NCAA after he was denied a hardship waiver request, but was eligible to play in a bowl game. His only game of the season came in the 2023 Orange Bowl, where he recorded six tackles. Jackson Jr. returned to Florida State in 2024.

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