By OU Media Relations
Oklahoma true freshman defensive lineman Jayden Jackson was named a Freshman All-American by the Soccer Writers Affiliation of America, the group introduced Tuesday.
Jackson is barely the second Sooners defensive lineman to earn FWAA Freshman All-America recognition because the group started making alternatives in 2001, and the primary since Tommie Harris in that preliminary 12 months.
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An Indianapolis product, Jackson performed in all 13 video games and made 10 begins at defensive sort out this season, totaling 30 tackles (together with 3.0 for loss and a pair of.0 sacks) and a cross breakup. He made at the very least one sort out in 12 contests and registered a career-high 5 stops towards Texas on Oct. 12. He additionally recorded 4 tackles towards South Carolina on Oct. 19 and towards Alabama on Nov. 23, and he made three towards Tennessee on Sept. 21 and at Missouri on Nov. 9. He was additionally named a Freshman All-American by ESPN and a True Freshman All-American by On3, and was a Freshman All-SEC choice.
When he began OU’s season opener towards Temple on Aug. 30, Jackson turned solely the fourth OU true freshman to start out on the line of defense in a season opener and the primary since Harris in 2001. Jackson registered his first profession sack towards South Carolina and added a sack within the Missouri sport. He additionally recorded a sort out for loss towards Alabama.
Jackson was a part of an Oklahoma protection that allowed simply 318.2 complete yards and 21.5 factors per sport, its lowest common allowed in each classes because the 2009 season. The Sooners additionally gave up simply 203.2 passing yards per sport, their fewest allowed since 2015.
Jackson is the ninth OU true freshman, the seventh OU defensive participant and the nineteenth total Sooner to earn FWAA Freshman All-America honors.
OU’s FWAA Freshman All-People (began in 2001)
2001 C Vince Carter*
2001 DT Tommie Harris*
2004 RB Adrian Peterson*
2007 QB Sam Bradford
2008 LB Travis Lewis
2009 P Tress Manner
2010 LB Tom Wort
2011 Okay Michael Hunnicutt
2013 LB Dominique Alexander*
2013 CB Zack Sanchez
2014 RB Samaje Perine*
2015 Okay Austin Seibert*
2017 LB Kenneth Murray*
2018 C Creed Humphrey
2019 Okay Gabe Brkic
2020 WR Marvin Mims*
2020 QB Spencer Rattler
2023 WR Nic Anderson
2024 DL Jayden Jackson*
* Denotes true freshman
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John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans 5 many years in Oklahoma, with a number of state, regional and nationwide awards as a sportswriter at varied newspapers.
Throughout his newspaper profession, John coated the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and far more.
In 2016, John modified careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has constructed a profitable impartial media firm, DanCam Media. From there, John has written beneath the banners of Sporting Information, Sports activities Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of native and nationwide magazines whereas internet hosting every day sports activities speak radio exhibits in Oklahoma Metropolis, Tulsa and statewide.
John has additionally spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma Metropolis in a profitable effort to place extra licensed athletic trainers in Oklahoma public excessive faculties.
Among the many dozens of awards he has received, John most cherishes his nationwide “Beat Author of the 12 months” from the Related Press Sports activities Editors, Oklahoma’s “Finest Sports activities Column” from the Society of Skilled Journalists, and Two “Excellence in Sports activities Drugs Reporting” Awards from the Nationwide Athletic Trainers Affiliation.
John holds a bachelor’s diploma in Mass Communications from East Central College in Ada, OK.
Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John performed soccer and wrote for the college paper at Ada Excessive College in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, films and journey, and lives in Damaged Arrow, OK, along with his spouse and two youngsters.
