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2007:
Started at outside linebacker in the season opener against Ole Miss...Credited with six tackles in the game...Forced Ole Miss' Mike Wallace to fumble in the third quarter...The ball was recovered by Jake Kasser...Started against Jacksonville State and registered two tackles, including 1.5 TFL for minus eight yards before suffering a season-ending knee injury...Was unable to participate in spring practice while continuing rehabilitation on his knee...Will return as a junior for the 2008 season.
2006: Steady defender who saw increased action throughout the season...Played all 12 games and made nine starts at outside linebacker...Registered three tackles in the first three games of the season against Ole Miss, Chattanooga and East Carolina...Had a breakout game in his first collegiate start in the meeting with Tennessee...Logged a career-high 13 tackles, including six solo stops, against the Vols...Never relinquished his starting role the remainder of the season...Totaled five or more tackles in six of the last nine games in 2006...Credited with six tackles against UAB and nine versus Arkansas State...Also had one pass breakup and a half sack against the Indians...Logged back-to-back games of nine tackles against Marshall and Southern Miss...May be most remembered in 2006 for picking up a blocked field goal by Brandon McDonald against C-USA champion Houston and running 80 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 20 and forcing overtime...Was the only Tiger defender to score during the 2006 campaign...Recorded his second double-digit tackle effort of the season with 10 stops against the Cougars...Credited with a forced fumble, a sack and a pass breakup versus UH...Closed out the season with four tackles, including a TFL for one yard, in the road victory over UTEP...Ended the year as Memphis' fourth-leading tackler with 69 stops...Tied for second on the squad with seven TFL for a loss of 15 yards.
2005: A true freshman linebacker who saw action in nine of the Tigers' 12 games in 2005...Primarily worked with the special teams unit...Is a consistent cover guy who works with the kick off coverage and punt teams...One of just six true freshmen to play in 2005...Saw his first collegiate action in the season opener against Ole Miss...Credited with one solo stop against the Rebels...Provided an assisted tackle in the win over Houston...Credited with one tackle in the nationally-televised UAB game...Logged one solo tackle in the Tennessee game...Completed his freshman season with four total tackles.
Academic Highlights: Named to Tiger 3.0 Club for 2006 spring semester.
Prep: Played for Coach James Richard at Marietta High...Set a school record at MHS with 15 sacks in 2004...Helped lead squad to an 11-1 record and a Region 5-A championship...Voted as the team's Most Valuable Player...Listed as Cobb County's 48-Minute Player of the Year...Also selected as a first-team pick on the All-Cobb County Team... Named to the Marietta Daily Journal first-team All-Cobb County...Also played tight end, defensive end, and was on every special team...Was Cobb County's triple jump champion...Hails from the same high school as former Tiger defender Tristan Thomas.
Personal: Gregory Jerome Jackson is the son of Ricky Smith and Joan Smith...Born May 26, 1987, in Lawton, Okla.
Jackson's Career Defensive Statistics
YR G/S UT AT TOT PBU FF TFL SACK
2005 9/0 2 2 4 0 0 0-0 0-0
2006 12/9 38 31 69 2 1 7-15 1.5-9
2007 2/2 2 6 8 1 1 1.5-8 0-0
Total 23/11 42 39 81 3 2 8.5-23 1.5-9
Jackson's Career Highs
Most Tackles: 13 vs. Tennessee (`06)
Most Solo Tackles: 9 vs. Houston (`06)
Most Assisted Tackles: 7 vs. Tennessee (`06)
Most Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Houston, USM (`06)
Most Sacks: 1 vs Houston (`06)
Most Forced Fumbles: 1 vs Houston (`06), Ole Miss (`07
Jackson's Game-By-Game Statistics
Defense Opponent UT AT TT TFLs QB FF PB Int/Yds
9/5/05 Ole Miss 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
10/15/05 Houston 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
11/1/05 UAB 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
11/12/05 Tennessee 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
9/3/06 Ole Miss 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
9/9/06 UTC 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
9/16/06 ECU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
9/30/06* Tennessee 6 7 13 1-1 0-0 0 0 0-0
10/7/06* UAB 3 3 6 .5-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
10/14/06* ASU 4 5 9 .5-2 0-0 0 1 0-0
10/21/06* Tulsa 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
10/28/06* Marshall 3 6 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
11/5/06* USM 4 5 9 2-3 0-0 0 0 0-0
11/11/06* UCF 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
11/18/06* Houston 9 1 10 2-8 1-7 1 1 0-0
11/25/06* UTEP 3 1 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0-0
9/1/07* Ole Miss 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0
9/15/07* JSU 1 1 2 1.5-8 0-0 0 1 0-0
