Mark Jackson Jr.

Position:
Outside Linebacker
Position:
OLB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
238
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cibolo, Texas
High School:
Byron P. Steele HS

2019
Appeared in four games and made one assisted tackle ... action came against South Dakota (9/7), West Virginia (10/19), at No. 12 Baylor (11/16) and vs. No. 1 LSU in CFP Semifinal at Peach Bowl (12/28).

2018
Appeared in 10 games and made seven starts ... did not play in final four contests ... ranked fourth on team with 7.0 tackles for loss ... recorded two tackles and a half sack against Oklahoma State (11/10) ... registered one tackle and one pass breakup at Texas Tech (11/3) ... made two tackles and had a 8-yard sack vs. Baylor (9/29) … set a career high with 15 tackles against Army (9/22) ... recorded six tackles at Iowa State (9/15) ... led team with 10 tackles (one for loss) against UCLA (9/8) ... made first career start and registered two tackles (1.5 for loss) and a sack in season opener vs. Florida Atlantic (9/1).

2017
Played in 13 games ... forced a fumble and had one tackle at Kansas (11/18) ... set career high with four tackles against Tulane (9/16) ... picked up first career sack at Ohio State (9/9).

2016
Played in five of season’s first eight games but not in final five ... assisted on two tackles (one vs. ULM and one at Texas Tech).

HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... touted as No. 149 overall recruit in country by Scout, No. 186 overall by ESPN and No. 266 overall by 247Sports ... ranked 13th among weakside defensive ends by Rivals and 20th by 247Sports ... rated 19th by Scout and 24th by ESPN among all defensive ends ... selected as No. 27 player in state of Texas by ESPN, No. 36 by Rivals and No. 40 by 247Sports ... chose OU over Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M and others.

PERSONAL
Major is African and African-American studies.