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Eddie Jackson
DB
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Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 26
Weight: 204 lbs
College: Alabama
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Cowboys | W 31 - 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | @Lions | W 24 - 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Giants | W 19 - 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | @Rams | L 7 - 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 10 | Lions | W 20 - 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | @Eagles | L 14 - 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | Chargers | L 16 - 17 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Saints | L 25 - 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | @Raiders | L 21 - 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Vikings | W 16 - 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | @Redskins | W 31 - 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | @Broncos | W 16 - 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Packers | L 3 - 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 41 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 13 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 43 | 43 | 169 | 132 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 167 | 18.6 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Biography
PRO CAREER: Named to his first Pro Bowl after the 2018 season and was named to the Associated Press All-Pro team ... owns 120 tackles, 20 pass defenses, 4 fumble recoveries (2 returned for TD), 8 interceptions (3 returned for TD), 2 forced fumbles, 1 sack and 2 tackles for loss in three seasons with the Bears (2017-18)... added 3 STTs ... Jackson’s 76-yard INT and 75-yard fumble recovery for touchdowns vs. CAR (10/22) made him the first player in NFL history to return both a fumble recovery and interceptions 75+ yard touchdowns in the same game ... also made him the first rookie in NFL history with multiple 75+ yard defensive touchdowns in the same game ... 75-yard fumble recovery is the 3rd-longest in Bears history... his five defensive touchdowns is the most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2017... since 1970, the only other player with 3+ defensive touchdowns of 65+ yards in a 2-season span is Deion Sanders (3 in 1994).
HONORS AND AWARDS: 2017- NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 7 vs. CAR). 2018- NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 12 at DET), NFC Defensive Player of the Month (November), Pro Bowl, AP All-Pro, Sporting News All-Pro, PFWA All-NFL.
2018 SEASON: Selected to his first Pro Bowl and named to the Associated Press All-Pro team after finishing fourth in the NFL with six interceptions ... started 14 games (inactive Games 15-16), recording 51 tackles, 14 pass defenses, six interceptions (two returned for a TD), one sack, one tackle for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery (returned for a TD) ... 65-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown at BUF was his second career fumble recovery for a touchdown ... recorded first career sack vs. Seattle (9/17) ... inactive for Game 15 ... active, but did not play in Wild Card playoff game vs. PHI (1/6/19).
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2017: Started all 16 games as a rookie, recording 70 tackles, 6 pass defenses, 3 fumble recoveries (1 returned for TD), 2 interceptions (1 returned for TD), 1 FF and 1 TFL ... adds 3 STTs ... Jackson’s 76-yard INT and 75-yard fumble recovery for touchdowns vs. CAR (10/22) made him the first player in NFL history to return both a fumble recovery and an INT 75+ yard TDs in the same game ... also made him the first rookie in NFL history with multiple 75+ yard defensive touchdowns in the same game ... 75-yard fumble recovery is 3rd-longest in Bears history ... Week 7 performance earned him NFC Defensive Player of the Week Honors ... career-high 10 tackles Week 17 vs. Minnesota ... recorded multiple tackles in 13 of 16 games.
COLLEGE: Started 38-of-41 career contests at Alabama, posting 130 tackles, 8.5 TFLs, 14 pass breakups, and 9 interceptions (3 returned for touchdowns) … Earned second team All-SEC as a senior and first team All-SEC and second-team All-America as a junior … owns the Alabama record for career interception return yards with 303 on 9 interceptions ... Led SEC in INTs (6) as a junior ... as a senior he was selected as one of the Crimson Tide’s permanent team captains for the 2016 season ... Earned second team All-SEC honors from the conference coaches, despite playing in only eight games ... Suffered a season-ending leg injury against Texas A&M ... As a junior, made the transition to safety in the spring of 2015 and excelled in his new role ... selected to the All-SEC First Team by the conference coaches and Associated Press ... earned second team All-America honors from Walter Camp and the FWAA ... named a third team All-American by the Associated Press ... led the team in interceptions with six -- two picks returned for touchdowns, a forced fumble and fumble recovery to go with his 46 tackles from the starting safety spot ... One of 16 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, presented annually to the nation’s top defensive back.
PERSONAL: Played at Boyd Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida under coach Wayne Blair ... ESPN listed him as No. 54 wide receiver …Caught 37 passes for 792 yards and touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball as a senior in 2012 … Added five interceptions, 66 tackles and one forced fumble on defense … Returned two interceptions for touchdowns.
