# Lamar Jackson (cornerback)

Lamar Jackson (born April 13, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2020.

## Early life

Jackson played quarterback, cornerback, and safety at Franklin High School. Jackson played in the 2015 Under Armour All-American game following his senior season. Jackson committed to Nebraska on February 3, 2016, turning down offers from California, UCLA, Utah, and Washington State.

## College career

After recording 40 tackles and three interceptions in his senior season, Jackson was named Nebraska's Defensive MVP and a Second-team All-Big Ten player.

### Statistics

| Year | School | G | GS | Solo | Ast | Tot | Sacks | Int | PD | FF | FR |
| 2016 | Nebraska | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Nebraska | 12 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Nebraska | 12 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Nebraska | 12 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 |

## Professional career
### Pre-draft

Jackson was one of four Nebraska players that were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. After attending the scouting combine he was described as a "matchup-specific depth player that will need to excel on special teams" via thedraftnetwork.com.
Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.58 s | 1.52 s | 2.66 s | 4.42 s | 7.28 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 10 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day ||||||||||||

### New York Jets

In the 2020 NFL draft, Jackson went undrafted but signed with the New York Jets on May 6, 2020. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on October 1 and 10 for the team's weeks 4 and 5 games against the Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was promoted to the active roster on October 13, 2020.
On August 31, 2021, Jackson was waived by the Jets and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.

### Chicago Bears

Jackson signed a reserve/future contract with the Chicago Bears on January 19, 2022. He made the Bears final roster, playing in five games before being waived on November 27, 2022.

### Denver Broncos

Two days after being waived by the Bears, Jackson signed with the practice squad of the Denver Broncos. He was promoted to the active roster on December 31.
On March 20, 2023, Jackson was waived by the Broncos.

### Kansas City Chiefs

Jackson signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on May 10, 2023. He was waived on August 29, 2023.

### Carolina Panthers

On September 12, 2023, Jackson was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. Jackson was waived/injured on August 19.

### Atlanta Falcons

On November 11, 2024, the Atlanta Falcons signed Jackson to their practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2025.

## Personal life

Jackson had a son in March 2019.