Lance Jackson
Lance Jackson is an American college football defensive end for the Texas Longhorns.
Early life
Jackson is from Texarkana, Texas. His brother, Landon Jackson, played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and later in the NFL. Jackson attended Pleasant [Grove High School (Texas)|Pleasant Grove High School] in Texarkana where he played football as a defensive end and tight end. He was named first-team all-district at both positions and earned first-team All-American honors from MaxPreps as a freshman. He then was named first-team all-district as a sophomore. Jackson was named the city defensive lineman of the year by the Texarkana Gazette as a junior in 2023, when he posted 69 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss and three sacks.Jackson was named Class 4A first-team all-state as a senior in 2024 when he tallied 63 tackles, 28.5 TFLs and nine sacks while helping Pleasant grove to the third round of the 4A D-II state playoffs. A five-star prospect, he was ranked by On3.com as the fifth-best player nationally in the 2025 [college football recruiting class|class of 2025]. He committed to play college football for the Texas Longhorns.