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Safety
6-2 · 195
Cedar Hill, Texas (Duncanville)
#21
· 2007 season highlights video
· 2006 season highlights video
An athletic, hard-hitting fifth-year defensive back who has played in 41 career games, starting 10 ... posted 90 tackles, four TFL, four PBU, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... played in all 13 games, starting 10, at strong safety and on special teams in 2007 ... tallied 67 tackles, two TFL and three PBU ... appeared in all 13 games at safety and on special teams in 2006 ... notched 10 tackles, two TFL, a forced fumble and a fumble reccovery ... played in all 13 games at left cornerback and on special teams in 2005 ... recorded 12 tackles and a PBU ... saw limited action at cornerback in 2004 and made one tackle ... gained valuable experience as a redshirt working at cornerback in 2003 ... graduated in December 2007 with a degree in youth and community studies.
SENIOR (2007)
Played in all 13 games, starting 10, at strong safety and on special teams ... named one of UT's Outstanding Defensive Backs ... helped UT give up just 93.4 rushing yards per game (Sixth NCAA) ... tallied 67 tackles, two TFL and three PBU ... posted six tackles against Arkansas State ... added eight tackles, a TFL and a PBU in a victory against No. 19 TCU ... notched three tackles and a PBU at UCF ... added four tackles versus Rice ... established a career high with 10 tackles against Kansas State ... recorded nine tackles versus No. 10 Oklahoma ... tallied seven tackles at Iowa State ... added a tackle at Baylor ... recorded three tackles against Texas Tech ... posted nine tackles and a PBU at Texas A&M ... added seven tackles against Arizona State in the Holiday Bowl.
JUNIOR (2006)
Appeared in all 13 games at safety and on special teams ... named one of the Frank Denius Most Valuable Special Teams Players ... helped UT give up only 61.2 yards rushing per game (third NCAA), 297.4 yards per game (22nd NCAA) and 18.3 points per game (26th NCAA) ... posted 10 tackles, two TFL, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... opened with three tackles, including a TFL, against North Texas ... recorded two tackles against No. 1 Ohio State ... added a tackle versus Iowa State, No. 14 Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas Tech and Kansas State.
SOPHOMORE (2005)
Played in all 13 games at left cornerback and on special teams ... recorded 12 tackle and a PBU during the season ... was second on the team with nine special teams tackles ... notched one tackle against La.-Lafayette, Ohio State, Rice, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and in the Big 12 Championship ... posted career highs with two tackles against Baylor and Kansas ... recorded his first career PBU versus Kansas.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2004)
Appeared in two games in 2004 ... made one tackle at Colorado ... redshirted in 2003.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Dan Schreiber at Duncanville H.S. ... three-year letterwinner and two-year starter ... played primarily at free safety but also saw action at cornerback ... tallied 125 tackles, five interceptions and three forced fumbles in his final two seasons ... a second-team all-area and first-team all-district selection as a senior ... posted 58 tackles, four interceptions (one returned for a TD) and a forced fumble that year ... top game came against Weatherford when he picked off a pair of passes and returned one for a score ... earned second-team all-district honors as a junior after registering 67 tackles, two forced fumbles and an interception ... also ran track (200m, sprint & mile relays) during his prep career ... helped lead Duncanville to a fourth-place finish in the 800m relay (1:26) at the 2003 Texas 5A state meet ... was a member of Duncanville's fourth-place 4x200 meter relay as a senior ... a member of the second-place 400m relay team (40.72) and fourth-place mile relay squad (3:14.82) as a junior.
PERSONAL
Born 11/24/84 in Dallas, Texas ... full name is Erick D. Jackson ... graduated in December 2007 with a degree in youth and community studies ... active in UT's community service program ... is part of a group of Longhorns that regularly visits patients at the Austin Children's Hospital ... participated in A Hero's Tribute by welcoming troops back to Fort Hood after being stationed overseas ... uncle, Gary Spann, played linebacker at TCU from 1981-84 ... majoring in liberal arts ... a sports fanatic who enjoys watching ESPN in his free time.
CAREER STATISTICS
Defense
Year G/GS TT (Solo) Sacks TFL INT (Yds-TD) PBU BLK FC FR High
2007 13/10 67 (47) 0 (0) 2 (-3) 0 (0-0) 3 0 0 0 10/KSU
2006 13/0 10 (7) 0 (0) 2 (-4) 0 (0-0) 0 0 1 1 3/NT
2005 13/0 12 (8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0-0) 1 0 0 0 2/2x
2004 2/0 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0-0) 0 0 0 0 1/CU
2003 Redshirt
Career 41/10 90 (63) 0 (0) 4 (-7) 0 (0-0) 4 0 1 1 10/KSU
Special Teams
Year G TT (Solo) FC FR PBLK KBLK
2007 13 4 (4) 0 0 0 0
2006 13 7 (5) 1 1 0 0
2005 13 9 (7) 0 0 0 0
2004 2 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
2003 Redshirt
Career 41 20 (16) 1 1 0 0
