Mike Jackson (cornerback)
American football cornerback
Michael Jackson (born January 10, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Early life
Jackson attended Spain Park High School. In the summer before his senior season, Jackson said that he wanted to go out of his home state of Alabama to play college football. During his senior season in 2014, he was named co-Alabama High School Player of the Week in mid-October after preserving a 14–13 win over Vestavia Hills High School by blocking an extra point and field goal in the fourth quarter.
Jackson committed to University of Miami in late October 2014 after visiting the campus the previous June, choosing the school over Minnesota, Georgia, LSU and Nebraska. He was rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com.
College career
As a freshman, he played mainly on special teams. As a sophomore, he was a backup, tallying 7 tackles (2 solo), one pass breakup and one fumble recovery.
As a junior, he appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts.
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