Cornerback, Nebraska, 2016–19
Lamar Jackson
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Elk Grove, CA
- Born
- Apr 13, 1998
Lamar Jackson played cornerback at Nebraska (2016–19).
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last at Purdue, 2017Honors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nebraska | 21 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Nebraska | 21 | CB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Nebraska | 21 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Nebraska | 21 | CB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 215 |
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
2019 Nebraska 12 games, 35 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. South Alabama | W 35–21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Colorado | L 31–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 44–8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 21 | at Illinois | W 42–38 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Ohio State | L 7–48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Northwestern | W 13–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Minnesota | L 7–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Indiana | L 31–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at Purdue | L 27–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. Wisconsin | L 21–37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Maryland | W 54–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Iowa | L 24–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Nebraska 12 games, 28 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs.Colorado | L 28–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Troy | L 19–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | at Michigan | L 10–56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Purdue | L 28–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atWisconsin | L 24–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | atNorthwestern | L 31–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Minnesota | W 53–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 45–9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atOhio State | L 31–36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Illinois | W 54–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Michigan State | W 9–6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atIowa | L 28–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Nebraska 11 games, 38 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Arkansas State | W 43–36 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Oregon | L 35–42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 17–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Rutgers | W 27–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atIllinois | W 28–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Ohio State | L 14–56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atPurdue | W 25–24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Northwestern | L 24–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | atMinnesota | L 21–54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at Penn State | L 44–56 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Iowa | L 14–56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Nebraska 5 games, 17 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Fresno State | W 43–10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atNorthwestern | W 24–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Minnesota | W 24–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Maryland | W 28–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | L 24–38 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–17).
| Drill | Combine 2020 | Combine or pro day 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ | |
| Weight | 208 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ | |
| Bench press | 10 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.28 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.42 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. 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).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 12 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New York Jets | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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