Jonah Jackson
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Media, Pennsylvania, U.S.
 Jackson with the Detroit Lions in 2020 | |||||||
| No. 73 – Chicago Bears | |||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | February 5, 1997 Media, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 319 lb (145 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Penncrest (Media) | ||||||
| College | Rutgers (2015–2018) Ohio State (2019) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: 3rd round, 75th overall pick | ||||||
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Jonah Jackson (born February 5, 1997) is an American professional football guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Rutgers Scarlet Knights. He has previously played for the Detroit Lions.
Jackson grew up in Media, Pennsylvania. He started his football career at an early age playing for the Rose Tree Colts. He continued playing football into high school, attending Penncrest High School. He was named first-team All-Central Athletic League and first-team All-Delaware County as a senior.[1]
College career
Jackson spent the first four seasons of his collegiate career at Rutgers University. He redshirted his true freshman season and played in all 12 of the Scarlet Knights games the next season, mostly on the field goal protection unit.[2] Jackson played center as a redshirt sophomore, playing in six games and starting five contests before suffering a season ending injury.[3] As a redshirt junior, Jackson started 11 games at right guard though he missed one game due to injury and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference.[4][5] Following the season, he announced that he would be leaving Rutgers as a graduate transfer, eventually choosing to attend Ohio State after visiting Oklahoma.[6][7]
Jackson played his final season for the Ohio State Buckeyes, starting all of the Buckeyes games at left guard and garnering first-team All-Big Ten honors.[8]