Dane Jackson (American football)
American football player (born 1996)
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Dane Tyrez Jackson (born November 29, 1996) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Bills in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft. He has also played for the Carolina Panthers.
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Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | November 29, 1996 Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Cornell (Coraopolis) | ||||||||||||
| College | Pittsburgh (2015–2019) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: 7th round, 239th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||
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Early life
Jackson played high school football at Quaker Valley High School because the high school he attended, Cornell High School, did not have a football team. Jackson was an all-state basketball player for Cornell.[1] He committed to Pittsburgh on June 24, 2014, choosing the Panthers over Bowling Green and Duquesne.[2] He committed the day after then-Pitt coach Paul Chryst offered Jackson a scholarship after seeing him at a Pitt prospect camp.[3]
College career
After playing quarterback in high school, Jackson transitioned to cornerback at Pitt.[4] He redshirted his freshman year and played mostly in a reserve role his redshirt freshman year, but then started every game during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons with Pitt.[1] As a senior, he led Pitt with 12 pass breakups, and had 43 tackles, three for a loss, an interception and a sack assist.[5] After his senior season, Jackson was named second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference[6] and took part in the 2020 Senior Bowl.[7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
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| 5 ft 11+5⁄8 in (1.82 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 4.57 s | 1.60 s | 2.67 s | 4.27 s | 7.07 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | |
| All values from NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills
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The Buffalo Bills selected Jackson in the seventh round with the 239th overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft.[5] Jackson signed a four-year, $3.376 million contract with the Bills on May 7, 2020.[10] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on July 30,[11] but was activated a week later.[12] He was waived on September 5, and was re-signed to the practice squad the following day.[13][14]
Following injuries to cornerbacks Levi Wallace and Josh Norman, Jackson was elevated to the active roster on October 13, 2020, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[15] He was elevated to the active roster on October 24 for the team's Week 7 game against the New York Jets, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[16] Against the Jets, Jackson finished with three tackles, two passes defensed, and one interception as the Bills won 18–10.[17] He was elevated again on October 31, November 7, November 14, and January 2, 2021, for the team's Weeks 8, 9, 10, and 17 games against the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, and Miami Dolphins, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[18][19][20][21] He was elevated again on January 15 and 23 for the divisional playoff game and AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs, and reverted to the practice squad again following each game.[22][23] On January 26, 2021, Jackson signed a reserves/futures contract with the Bills.[24]
Jackson suffered a neck injury during a Monday Night Football game versus the Tennessee Titans on September 19, 2022, after colliding with teammate Tremaine Edmunds as the two attempted to tackle Tennessee receiver Treylon Burks. He was removed from the field in an ambulance, but was released from the hospital the following day after it was determined he had avoided major damage to the neck and spinal cord.[25]
On March 17, 2023, Jackson re-signed with the Bills on a one-year contract.[26]
Carolina Panthers
On March 13, 2024, Jackson signed with the Carolina Panthers.[27] He was placed on injured reserve on August 27 to begin the season.[28] He was activated on October 19.[29]
On February 21, 2025, Jackson was released by the Panthers.[30]
Buffalo Bills (second stint)
On March 14, 2025, the Buffalo Bills signed Jackson to a one-year contract.[31] He was released on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[32][33] He was promoted to the active roster on January 7, 2026.[34] On March 6, Jackson was released by the Bills.[35]
Career statistics
NFL
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | Sfty | TFL | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2020 | BUF | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | BUF | 17 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BUF | 15 | 14 | 57 | 49 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BUF | 10 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CAR | 9 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | BUF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 59 | 31 | 178 | 144 | 34 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
