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Demetrius Jackson

position

Defensive Line

Height

6-5

Weight

248 lbs.

Class

Redshirt Freshman

Hometown

Miami, Fla.

High School

Booker T. Washington

Demetrius Jackson - Football - University of Miami Athletics

2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action in 10 games with six starts…Missed three games due to injury…Totaled 28 tackles (15 solo) and 6.0 tackles for loss (28 yards)…Added 2,5 sacks (21 yards) and four pass breakups…Made first career start in season opener against Florida A&M (Sept. 3) and finished with five tackles (four solo)…Added 3.0 TFLs totaling 20 yards, including 2.0 sacks (19 yards), against Rattlers…Ranked second on team with five tackles (four solo) in start vs. FAU (Sept. 10)…Added 1.0 TFL (two yards) against Owls…Totaled six tackles (two solo) and 1.0 TFLs (3 yards) in start at Appalachian State (Sept. 17)…Had two tackles in road win at Georgia Tech (Oct. 1)…Totaled three tackles and two PBUs in start against Florida State (Oct. 8)…Had one tackle and 0.5 TFLs in start against North Carolina (Oct. 15)…Missed games at Virginia Tech (Oct. 20), at Notre Dame (Oct. 29) and against Pittsburgh (Nov. 5) due to injury…Returned in win at Virginia (Nov. 12) and recorded two tackles and 0.5 TFLs…Had one tackle in win at NC State (Nov. 19)…Had one tackle and one PBU in regular season finale win over Duke (Nov. 26)…Had two tackles (one solo) and credited with one quarterback hurry in Russell Athletic Bowl victory over West Virginia (Dec. 28).
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw increased action as season progressed…Finished with 11 tackles and 2.5 TFLs in seven games…Made career debut in season opener vs. Bethune-Cookman and tied for second on team with four tackles (one solo)…Had two tackles for loss against Clemson (Oct. 24) totaling seven yards…Added one tackle at Duke (Oct. 31)…Saw action against Virginia (Nov. 7), did not record any stats…Recorded two tackles at North Carolina (Nov. 14)…Had one tackle in regular season finale at Pittsburgh (Nov. 27)…Saw action in the Hyundai Sun Bowl (Dec. 26) against Washington State where he recorded his first career half sack.
2014 (True Freshman): Did not see any game action, redshirted to retain eligibility.
High School: Enrolled in May 2014…Named 2014 Dade Male Athlete of the Year by Miami Herald…First-team All-Dade by Miami Herald…Recorded 68 tackles, 12.0 sacks and 13 QB hurries as senior for Booker T. Washington…Led Booker T. Washington to Florida Class 4A State Championship in 2013.
 

 JACKSON CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON G-GS UT AT TT TFL YDS SACK YDS FF FR PBU INT YDS
2016 11-6 15 13 28 6.0 28 2.5 21 0 0 4 0 0
2015 7-0 5 6 11 2.5 9 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER 18-6 20 19 39 8.5 37 3.0 23 0 0 4 0 0