Mike Jackson Sr.


Michael Jackson Sr. is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Miami.

Early years

Jackson attended Spain Park High School. In the summer before his senior season, Jackson said that he wanted to go out of his home state of Alabama to play college football. During his senior season in 2014, he was named co-Alabama High School Player of the Week in mid-October after preserving a 14-13 win over Vestavia Hills High School by blocking an extra point and field goal in the fourth quarter.
Jackson committed to University of Miami in late October 2014 after visiting the campus the previous June, choosing the school over Minnesota, Georgia, LSU and Nebraska. He was rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com.

College career

As a freshman, he played mainly on special teams. As a sophomore, he was a backup, tallying 7 tackles, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery.
As a junior, he appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts. He collected 43 tackles, 4 interceptions and 5 pass breakups.
He was on a roll in October, intercepting a pass against Florida State University and two more two weeks later against Syracuse University.
On January 5, 2018, Jackson announced on his Twitter account that he would return to the Hurricanes for his senior season. He was projected in some publications to go in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. As a senior, he started all 13 games, posting 42 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 6 pass breakups. After his senior season, Jackson was named honorable mention all-ACC.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Jackson was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He was waived on August 31 and signed to the practice squad on September 2.

Detroit Lions

On October 30, 2019, Jackson was signed by the Detroit Lions off the Cowboys practice squad.

Personal life

Jackson's son, Michael Jackson Jr., was born in April 2018.