Defensive back, Georgia, 2019–24
Dan Jackson
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Gainesville, GA
- Born
- Nov 30, 2000
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Dan Jackson played defensive back at Georgia (2019–24). The Detroit Lions took Jackson in round 7, No. 230 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Alabama, 2024Team titles: National champions, 2021 and 2022; SEC champions, 2022 and 2024
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Georgia | 17 | DB | |||
| 2020 | Georgia | 17 | DB | RS | ||
| 2021 | Georgia | 17 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Georgia | 17 | DB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Georgia | 17 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Georgia | 17 | DB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 190 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Georgia 14 games, 64 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Clemson | W 34–3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 48–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Kentucky | W 13–12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at Alabama | L 34–41 | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Auburn | W 31–13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Mississippi State | W 41–31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Texas | W 30–15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Florida | W 34–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Ole Miss | L 10–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Tennessee | W 31–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Massachusetts | W 59–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 44–42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Texas | W 22–19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | L 10–23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Georgia 8 games, 20 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UT Martin | W 48–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Ball State | W 45–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. South Carolina | W 24–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. UAB | W 49–21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Kentucky | W 51–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Ole Miss | W 52–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atTennessee | W 38–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Florida State | W 63–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Georgia 6 games, 16 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Oregon | W 49–3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Samford | W 33–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atSouth Carolina | W 48–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Kent State | W 39–22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Auburn | W 42–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 55–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Georgia 12 games, 37 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Clemson | W 10–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.UAB | W 56–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.South Carolina | W 40–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Arkansas | W 37–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atAuburn | W 34–10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Kentucky | W 30–13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Missouri | W 43–6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 56–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atGeorgia Tech | W 45–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs.Alabama | L 24–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 34–11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs.Alabama | W 33–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 193 lb |
| Arm length | 30¾″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 73⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 sW |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34″W |
| Broad jump | 10′3″W |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 sW |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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