Darrell Jackson Darrell Lamont Jackson ( born December 6 , 1978 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League ( NFL ) for nine seasons during the early 2000s . Jackson played college football for the University of Florida , and thereafter , he played professionally for the Seattle Seahawks , the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos of the NFL . Early years . Jackson was born in Dayton , Ohio in 1978 , one of eight brothers and sisters in his family . He attended Tampa Catholic High School in Tampa , Florida , where he was a standout wide receiver for the Tampa Catholic Crusaders high school football team . As a senior , Jackson set then - national high school records for career receiving yardage ( 4 , 594 ) and average yards per catch ( 24 . 05 ) , and caught a total of 191 passes in three seasons for the Crusaders . He had eighty - nine reception s for 2 , 087 yards and twenty - eight touchdown s as a junior , and sixty - seven receptions as a senior . Basketball , not football , however , was Jackson ' s first love . As the sophomore point guard of a basketball team that included only eight players , he led the Crusaders to the 3A crown and was named state tournament most valuable player . As a senior , he led his team to the state tournament one more time in 1997 , where it lost in the championship game . " The Tampa Tribune " recognized Jackson as one of the 100 greatest Tampa Bay area athletes of the last century in 1999 . In 2007 , eleven years after he graduated from Tampa Catholic , the Florida High School Athletic Association ( FHSAA ) recognized Jackson as one of the thirty - three all - time greatest Florida high school football players of the last 100 years by naming him to its " All - Century Team . " College career . Jackson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he was a wide receiver for coach Steve Spurrier ' s Florida Gators football team from 1997 to 1999 . He saw limited action as a freshman and sophomore , but he was the Gators ' leading receiver in Spurrier ' s " fun ' n ' gun " offense as a junior in 1999 . During the 1999 season , he had sixty - seven receptions for a total of 1 , 156 yards ( an average of 17 . 3 yards per catch ) and nine touchdowns , and had a memorable three - touchdown outing against the Alabama Crimson Tide . Following his junior year , he was a first - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) selection and a third - team All - American . Jackson decided to forgo his final year of college eligibility , and entered the NFL Draft after his junior season ; he finished his college career with a total of 1 , 501 receiving yards . Professional career . Seattle Seahawks . The Seattle Seahawks selected Jackson in the third round ( eightieth pick overall ) in the 2000 NFL Draft , and he played for the Seahawks for seven seasons from to . During the season , Jackson set a Seahawks franchise record with eighty - seven receptions ( broken by Bobby Engram in 2007 ) . On December 18 , 2005 , he made his first appearance for the Seahawks after returning from an injury that he received playing the Washington Redskins ; in this appearance , he helped carry the Seahawks to victory with a touchdown reception . In Super Bowl XL Jackson tied the record for most receptions made in the first quarter of a Super Bowl with five , tying former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Andre Reed . Despite his brilliant performance , Seattle lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 21 – 10 . He was denied a touchdown catch in the first quarter , due to a controversial offensive pass interference penalty called by back judge Bob Waggoner . San Francisco 49ers . On April 29 , 2007 , Jackson was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a fourth - round draft pick in the 2007 NFL Draft . On March 14 , 2008 , after a disappointing 2007 season , the San Francisco 49ers placed Jackson on waivers , making him a free agent . Denver Broncos . On April 16 , 2008 , Jackson signed a one - year , $ 1 . 5 million contract with the Denver Broncos . Jackson filled in when called upon and started for the suspended Brandon Marshall in week 1 , and the injured Eddie Royal in week 6 . Despite being third on the depth chart , he managed twelve receptions for 190 yards ( a 16 . 5 yard average ) . In his nine - season NFL career , Jackson played in 123 regular season games , started 107 of them , and had 499 receptions for 7 , 132 yards and fifty - one touchdowns . Personal . Jackson lives in Tampa , Florida , with his four children .