Antwuan Jackson
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Ellenwood, Georgia, U.S.
| No. 52 – Dallas Renegades | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 21, 1997 Ellenwood, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cedar Grove (Ellenwood, Georgia) |
| College | Auburn (2016) Blinn College (2017) Ohio State (2019–2021) |
| NFL draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Antwuan Jackson (born September 21, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Dallas Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Ohio State.
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]
College career
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]