2019
Played in all 11 games as a sophomore ... Earned starts in 3 of team's first 4 games, including his first career start in season opener at Northern Arizona (8/29/19) ... Was 14th on the team with 24 total tackles, including 10 solo stops ... Posted season-high 7 tackles in opener at NAU with a tackle for loss and 4 solos ... Recorded multiple tackles in 7 contests ... Brought down 3 ball carriers in home opener against Kennesaw State (9/21/19) with a tackle for loss ... Also had 3 stops, all assists, with a TFL against South Dakota (10/12/19) at home ... Credited with a QB hurry in road win at Western Illinois (9/21/19) with a solo tackle ... Had a standout effort in the Maroon and White Spring Game (4/18/19) with 6 total tackles, 3 solos, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble.
2018
Played in 10 games as a true freshman safety ... Brought down 7 ball carriers for the season ... Had 2 stops apiece -- at Oklahoma State (8/30/18), vs. Lincoln (9/6/18) and vs. Northern Arizona (9/15/18) -- in the first three games of the season ... Also had a solo stop in season finale at Northern Iowa (11/17/18).
High School
A standout defensive back at Dunbar High in Fort Worth, Texas, who also played running back for coach Todd Lawson’s Wildcats … Earned first-team all-district at RB and second-team at safety his senior season … Was injured his junior season ... Also earned all-district laurels at linebacker his sophomore year and second-team all-district safety distinction as a freshman … Was part of a district runner-up 4x200-meter relay team as an acclaimed sprinter.
Personal
Paris Read Jackson was born 8/11/99 in Fort Worth, Texas ... Son of Dan and Gayle Jackson of Forth Worth ... Has two brothers, Dan and Chad, and two sisters, both named Erica ... Majoring in Criminology.
