Jackson attended East Mississippi Junior College, where he recorded 43 receptions for 1,170 yards and 12 touchdown as a sophomore. He was also a junior collegeAll-American.[1] In 1997, he transferred to the University of Alabama. As a junior, he recorded 29 receptions for 472 yards and three touchdowns.[2] As a senior, in 1998, he recorded 48 receptions for 621 yards and four touchdowns.[3] In his two seasons at Alabama, he recorded 77 receptions for 1,093 yards and seven touchdowns.[4]
Professional career
Playing in America
After going unselected in the 1999 NFL draft, Jackson was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals. After being released by the Bengals, he joined the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League (AFL).[5] While with the Firebirds, he recorded 68 receptions for 954 yards and 16 touchdowns. The next year, he joined the Birmingham Thunderbolts of the short-lived XFL. While there, he recorded 45 receptions for 531 yards (11.8 avg.) and six touchdowns.[1]
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Following the XFL season, he joined the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In his first season in the CFL, he recorded 46 receptions for 777 yards and four touchdowns. In 2002, he joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders. For the season, he recorded 37 receptions for 407 yards and four touchdowns. In 2003, he recorded spent the first half of the season with the Roughriders, appearing in nine games, recording 12 receptions for 112 yards. He then re-joined the Edmonton Eskimos and appeared in the final nine games of the season, recording seven receptions for 101 yards.[6]