Derrick Jackson

Height:
6-2
Weight:
293
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Del City, Okla.
High School:
Del City
Prev School:
Del City

Tulsa - A three-year letterwinner and returning starter . . . has played in 33 career games and has 15 career starts . . . has tallied 49 career tackles and 7.5 stops for -16 yards . . . 2011 - Started all 13 games . . . had 25 tackles and 5.5 stops for -14 yards . . . had a career-best five tackles, including one TFL for -1 yard, against #7 Houston . . . totaled three tackles, including one sack for -7 yards, against SMU . . . had five games with two tackles . . . started his third career game in the season opener at #1 Oklahoma . . . 2010 - Played in all 13 games and started two contests . . . compiled 18 tackles, two stops for -2 yards and one fumble recovery . . . had his first career start at SMU, and also started the Tulane game . . . collected four tackles and one pass break-up against Tulane . . . also had two stops against Oklahoma State, Memphis, Rice and UTEP . . . 2009 - Played in seven games . . . was credited with six tackles on the season . . . had a season-best four tackles against Sam Houston State . . . split time on the defensive and offensive lines in 2009 spring drills . . . made the move back to the defensive line in 2009 preseason camp . . . 2008 - Was one of several freshmen to sit out the season due to red-shirt status . . .Overall - Provides leadership on the interior . . . an intelligent and powerful player . . . a hard worker . . . uses his handles well . . . possesses good strength . . . has ability to earn post-season conference accolades . . . has been named to the C-USA Academic Honor Roll in each of his first four years at Tulsa.

High School - Was a four-year letterwinner and starter at Del City High School . . . started four years on the offensive line and his final two seasons on the defensive front . . . totaled 34 tackles and four stops for lost yardage his senior season . . . graded out at 90-percent from his offensive line position, while tallying 94 knockdowns . . . earned first-team all-district and first-team all-Mid-State Conference honors his senior campaign . . . was named anOklahoman all-city selection as a senior . . . totaled 18 tackles his junior season, while earning honorable mention all-city honors by The Oklahoman . . . played in the Oil Bowl featuring Oklahoma vs. Texas all-stars . . . high school coach was Nick Warehime.

Personal - Favorite TV show is "Family Guy" . . . his favorite NFL team is the New Orleans Saints . . . lists Dwight Freeney as his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite pro sports team is the Oklahoma City Thunder . . . enjoys drawing . . . the most impressive person he has met in his lifetime is Chuck Norris . . . shoe size is 15 . . . his cousin, Robert Royal, has played in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns . . . parents are Hollis and Cathy Jackson . . . has three older brothers . . . majoring in graphic design . . . born May 12, 1990 at the Bitburg Air Base in Germany.