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2009: Played 11 games … recorded 37 total tackles with 24 solo stops and 13 assisted tackles throughout the season … had four solo tackles against Central Arkansas … registered three solo tackles against McNeese State … tallied six assisted tackles against Angelo State … had four assisted tackles against Southern Utah … had five tackles for a loss of 21 yards … had four sacks for a loss of 19 yards … recovered one fumble … had two quarterback hurries, one against Texas Southern and the other against Stephen F. Austin.

College: Transferred to Texas State last spring from Arizona ... member of Wildcats’ team that finished 8-5 in 2008 … sat out the 2007 season as redshirt.

High School: Earned First-Team All-District 6-5A honors for coach Gary Childress at Creekview High School in Carrolton, Texas … named among the Top 100 players in Texas by the Dallas Morning News … ranked among the Top 20 defensive linemen by Texas Football.com … earned Honorable Mention All-District honors as a junior… named Second-Team All-District as a post for the Mustang basketball team ... played quarterback his first two years before switching to defense his junior year.

Personal: Born Jan. 28, 1989 ... son of Ron and Marilyn Jackson ... major is applied sociology.