Lucky Jackson
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Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
 Jackson with the Louisville Kings in 2026 | |
| No. 0 – Louisville Kings | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 17, 1997 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lafayette (Lexington) |
| College | Western Kentucky (2015–2019) |
| NFL draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Dontavian "Lucky" Jackson[1] (born July 17, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Louisville Kings of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He has also played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL), the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the DC Defenders of the UFL.
After being ranked a two-star recruit by Rivals.com,[2] Jackson committed to Western Kentucky to play college football.[3] After redshirting as a freshman in 2015, Jackson had 26 catches for 395 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the year in 2016. In 2017, Jackson had an impressive campaign, as he racked up 39 catches for 600 yards and three touchdowns. In a Nov 17 contest vs. Middle Tennessee State, he hauled in a 93-yard touchdown, which was both the longest play in WKU history as well as only one of eight 90+ yard pass plays in FBS history. As a redshirt junior, Jackson started 11 games. He had 50 catches for 552 yards and four touchdowns, leading the Hilltoppers in receptions and touchdowns. Lucky ended his Hilltopper career with a bang, putting his name in the WKU record books while leading the team with 94 receptions and 1,133 yards as well as four touchdowns. In the First Responder Bowl against Western Michigan, he earned MVP honors while hauling in 17 passes. His 94 receptions in 2019 ranked eighth in FBS that season and second in all-time WKU program history for a single season.