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2010: Played in 11 games and made eight starts at defensive end ... recorded 22 tackles, including four stops for losses of seven yards ... had four tackles at Sam Houston State after recording two stops at McNeese State ... assisted on two tackles against Central Arkansas ... registered two tackles and recovered a fumble at Stephen F. Austin ... had one solo tackle against Northwestern State ... recorded two solo tackles at Southeastern Louisiana ... started at defensive end and recorded one solo tackle for a loss of three yards against Southern Utah ... recorded seven tackles, including four solo stops and two tackles for losses of three yards against Cal Poly.

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.

Previous School: Transferred to Texas State in the spring of 2008 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.