Class Sophomore Height 1.80 m | Siblings Lekisch Jackson Name Adoree' Jackson | |
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Position Cornerback / WR / Returner High school Gardena (CA) Junipero Serra Date of birth (1995-09-18) September 18, 1995 (age 20) Parents Christopher Jackson, Vianca Jackson | ||
Adoree Jackson Official NFL Rookie Highlights || Tennessee Titans Football 2017
Adoree' Jackson (born September 18, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC, and was drafted by Titans in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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- Adoree Jackson Official NFL Rookie Highlights Tennessee Titans Football 2017
- Adoree jackson
- Early years
- College career
- Statistics
- Professional career
- References
Adoree jackson
Early years
Jackson was born in Belleville, Illinois. During his freshman year in high school, he went to Belleville East High School. He moved to California prior to his sophomore year in high school. Jackson attended Junípero Serra High School in Gardena, California. He played numerous positions including wide receiver, running back, defensive back and return specialist. Jackson was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the number one athlete and sixth best player overall in his class. He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football. Jackson also played basketball and ran track and field in high school.
College career
Jackson played in 12 games as a true freshman in 2014. He played cornerback, wide receiver and was a return specialist. He was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. In the 2014 Holiday Bowl he had a 98-yard kick return touchdown and a 71-yard touchdown reception in USC's 45-42 win. He finished his freshman season with 50 tackles, three receiving touchdowns and two return touchdowns.
Jackson was named a Freshman All-American by Football Writers Association of America and Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year by the Pac-12 coaches.
Jackson placed 5th in the long jump (almost 26 feet) and 4th in the 4×100 meters 2015 NCAA outdoor track and field championship earning two All-American awards. Adoree also won the 2015 Pac-12 Conference Championship long jump.
On November 12, 2016, Jackson intercepted two passes from Washington's Quarterback Jake Browning, helping the Trojans win their fifth straight game and upset the #4 ranked Huskies who were undefeated at the time.
On December 8, 2016, Jackson was awarded the 2016 Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back.
On January 16, 2017, Jackson announced he would forego his senior season and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.
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Professional career
Jackson received an invitation to the NFL combine and performed nearly every drill, except for the bench press, short shuttle, and three-cone drill. He participated at USC's Pro Day and ran positional drills and completed the three-cone drill. NFL draft experts and analysts projected Jackson to be selected in the first or second round. Jackson was ranked the tenth best cornerback in the draft by Sports Illustrated, ranked the seventh best cornerback by ESPN, ranked the sixth best by NFLDraftScout.com, was ranked the fifth best cornerback by NFL analyst Mike Mayock, and was ranked the second best cornerback by NFL analyst Bucky Brooks.
The Tennessee Titans selected Jackson in the first round (18th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.