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Jersey Number 17
Jayden Jackson
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fort White, Fla.
- High School:
- Fort White
- Major:
- Business
2025-26: An early enrollee who joined the Eagles in January.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Demetric Jackson at Fort White High … A second-team all-state and first-team all-area selection by the Gainesville Sun as a senior … Scored 31 touchdowns his and had six interceptions his finals season … Ranked the No. 89 athlete in the country and the No. 117 player in the state of Florida by 247Sports … As a junior, was a two-way player at Fort White, starting at quarterback and defensive back … Passed for 891 yards and six touchdowns while carrying the ball 114 times for 619 yards and nine scores on offense … Totaled 27 tackles, seven pass breakups and three interceptions on defense … Surpassed 1,000 career points in basketball midway through his junior season … District qualifier in the 100-meter dash, long jump and triple jump as a sophomore.
PERSONAL: Born Jayden Lynnard Jackson on September 14 in Gainesville, FL … Son of Demetric and Kemberly Jackson … Has two older siblings, Demetric Jr., and Rykia … Dad played football at the University of Florida and brother played football at Cal.
MAJOR: Business
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Demetric Jackson at Fort White High … A second-team all-state and first-team all-area selection by the Gainesville Sun as a senior … Scored 31 touchdowns his and had six interceptions his finals season … Ranked the No. 89 athlete in the country and the No. 117 player in the state of Florida by 247Sports … As a junior, was a two-way player at Fort White, starting at quarterback and defensive back … Passed for 891 yards and six touchdowns while carrying the ball 114 times for 619 yards and nine scores on offense … Totaled 27 tackles, seven pass breakups and three interceptions on defense … Surpassed 1,000 career points in basketball midway through his junior season … District qualifier in the 100-meter dash, long jump and triple jump as a sophomore.
PERSONAL: Born Jayden Lynnard Jackson on September 14 in Gainesville, FL … Son of Demetric and Kemberly Jackson … Has two older siblings, Demetric Jr., and Rykia … Dad played football at the University of Florida and brother played football at Cal.
MAJOR: Business
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