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Oklahoma DL Jayden Jackson Earns Freshman All-America Honors

Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Jayden Jackson at Missouri / Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images By OU Media Relations Oklahoma true freshman defensive lineman Jayden Jackson was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, the organization announced Tuesday. Jackson is only the second Sooners defensive lineman to earn FWAA Freshman All-America recognition since the

Oklahoma DL Jayden Jackson Earns Freshman All-America Honors

Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Jayden Jackson at Missouri

Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Jayden Jackson at Missouri / Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Photos

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 yr.

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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 not less than one sort out in 12 contests and registered a career-high 5 stops in opposition to Texas on Oct. 12. He additionally recorded 4 tackles in opposition to South Carolina on Oct. 19 and in opposition to Alabama on Nov. 23, and he made three in opposition to 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 in opposition to 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 in opposition to South Carolina and added a sack within the Missouri recreation. He additionally recorded a sort out for loss in opposition to Alabama.

Jackson was a part of an Oklahoma protection that allowed simply 318.2 whole yards and 21.5 factors per recreation, its lowest common allowed in each classes because the 2009 season. The Sooners additionally gave up simply 203.2 passing yards per recreation, 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.

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OU’s FWAA Freshman All-Individuals (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 Means                 
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 E. Hoover

JOHN E. HOOVER

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 numerous 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 rather more.

In 2016, John modified careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has constructed a profitable unbiased 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 day by day sports activities discuss radio reveals 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.

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Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John performed soccer and wrote for the varsity paper at Ada Excessive Faculty in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, motion pictures and journey, and lives in Damaged Arrow, OK, together with his spouse and two children.


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