Myles Jackson

Position:
JACK
Height:
6-2
Weight:
250
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Mill Creek HS
Prev School:
Indiana

CAREER NOTES: Played at UCLA, Indiana before finishing career at Tulsa … Played in 44 games with 15 starts ... Tallied 88 tackle 12 TFL for -24 yards, 4.5 sacks in his career.

2024 Academic All-Conference

2024: Started all 12 games at the Jack position for the Golden Hurricane.

Tallied 37 tackles, including eight solos. His 37 tackles were eighth most on the team.
Had six TFLs for -24 yards, including two sacks.
Had one fumble recovery, which game at La Tech.
Had a season-high six tackles, twice, at Arkansas State and against Oklahoma State.

PRIOR TO TULSA: Spent his first two years at UCLA and the past two seasons at Indiana … had a total of 51 tackles, six TFL for -22 yards, three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one interception before TU.

Spent two seasons with the Hoosiers, playing in 24 games with three starts.
Played in all 12 games with two starts during the 2023 season.
Tallied 26 tackles, including 18 solos and two for -6 yards.
Had one sack and one forced fumble.
Had a season-high five tackles against Purdue and added four stops vs. Michigan and Penn State.
Appeared in all 12 games with one start during the 2023 season.
Compiled 18 tackles with two stops for -8 yards.
Also had two fumble recoveries, one interception for a 10-yard return and one pass breakup.
Saw action in eight games at UCLA.
Played in seven games during the 2021 season.
Totaled six tackles with one sack and one fumble recovery.
Posted three tackles with a sack in the win at Arizona.
Redshirted the 2020 season as he suffered a season-ending knee injury in his collegiate debut and season opener at Colorado.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played at Mill Creek High School.
Had a 3-star rating by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN.
Ranked as the No. 21 weak-side defensive end nationally and the No. 46 prospect in Georgia by 247Sports.
Totaled 184 tackles, 16 sacks, and 21 for loss in his three-year career.
Was a first-team all-county selection his senior season.

PERSONAL

Favorite NFL player is Julio Jones.
Enjoys photography, drawing and painting.
Has seven siblings.
His parents are Matthew and Veronica Jackson and his father, nicknamed “Showbiz” toured 20 seasons with the Harlem Globetrotters.
Earned his bachelor’s degree at Indiana.
Working on his master’s degree in sports leadership.