Eddie Jackson

PRO CAREER:

• Two-time Pro Bowl selection (2018, 2019)
• Has started all 88 games in which he has played in his career, missing just two games in 2018 and three in 2021, before he was placed on IR in Week 13 of the 2022 NFL season
• Has six defensive touchdowns in his career, the most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2017; the first two came in the same game vs. CAR (10/22/17), a 75-yard fumble return and a 76-yard interception return; his third score was a 65-yard fumble return at BUF (11/4/18); fourth was a 27-yard interception return vs. MIN (11/18/18); the fifth was the very next week, a 41-yard interception return at DET on Thanksgiving (11/22/18); the sixth was an 8-yard fumble return at the LAR (10/26/20)
• Owns 35 passes defensed, six fumble recoveries (three returned for TDs), 12 interceptions (three returned for TDs) and nine FF
• His 76-yard INT and 75-yard fumble recovery for touchdowns vs. CAR (10/22/17) 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
• Since 1970, he is the only other player with 3+ defensive touchdowns of 65+ yards in a 2-season span is Deion Sanders (3 in 1994)
• The Bears are 12-1 in games where Jackson has recorded an interception

HONORS:

2019: Pro Bowl Selection; ranked No. 30 on NFL's Top 100
2018: Pro Bowl, AP All-Pro, Sporting News All-Pro, PFWA All-NFL, NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 12 at DET), NFC Defensive Player of the Month (November)
2017: NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 7 vs. CAR)

2023 SEASON (BEARS): 

• Started all six games he's appeared in
• Played all 60 defensive snaps in Week 1 against the Packers, recording four tackles (two solo) and one PD
• Played 17 snaps on defense in Week 2 before leaving with an injury
• Returned in Week 6 against the Vikings, recording one tackle in 14 snaps
• Has 17 tackles (14 solo) and two PDs in six games played

2022 SEASON (Bears):

• In the Week 1 win vs. the 49ers, forced the second Chicago turnover of the day, picking off 49ers QB Trey Lance with 9:52 remaining in the fourth quarter and adding a 26-yard return to set up the Bears in the red zone
• Finished the contest with three tackles (two solo) and one pass defensed in addition to the interception
• In Week 2 at Green Bay, finished with nine total tackles (six solo), including one for a loss
• In the Week 3 victory over Houston, Jackson finished with eight tackles (five solo), an interception, a forced fumble and one pass defense
• The pick came off Houston quarterback Davis Mills in the endzone with 51 seconds remaining in the first quarter
• In Week 4 at New York, intercepted Giants quarterback Tyrod Taylor with 13:44 remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Bears their second turnover of the afternoon
• The interception was the 13th of Jackson's career, and his third through the first four weeks this season
• He becomes the 12th defensive player for the Bears since 1970 to record at least three interceptions through the first four weeks, the last such player to do so being Kyle Fuller (2014)
• At the time, Jackson's three interceptions on the season matched Baltimore's Marcus Williams for the most in the NFL
• Finished second on the team with nine combined tackles (six solo) and one pass defensed in addition to the interception
• Had the third most tackles on the team at Minnesota in Week 5, finishing with 9 combined tackles (eight solo)
• Logged five combined tackles (four solo) in Week 6 vs. Washington, also adding a forced fumble that was recovered by the Commanders
• Had four combined tackles (three solo) in the Week 7 win at New England
• In Week 8 at Dallas, recorded his fourth interception of the season while matching a career-best 11 combined tackles (seven solo), which was also a team-high
• Was the most since an 11-tackle performance in Week 7 of the 2021 season at Tampa Bay
• Compiled seven total tackles (six solo) against Miami in Week 9
• Had five total tackles (all solo) against Detroit in Week 10
• Contributed seven combined tackles (six solo) and one pass defensed against the Falcons in Week 11
• Had three combined tackles (two solo) and one PD against the Jets in Week 12 before exiting the game due to injury

2021 SEASON (Bears):

• Started in 14 games, recording 76 tackles, four TFLs, two PDs and one FF
• Recorded his eighth career forced fumble in the Week 2 home-opener win over the Bengals
• Notched six tackles (four solo) in Week 3 vs. the Browns
• Recorded eight tackles (six solo) in Week 6 vs. the Packers
• Logged a season-high 11 total tackles vs. the Buccaneers, which also matches his career high (11/3/19, at PHI); he also surpassed 300 career tackles in the third quarter
• Returned from an injury and recorded three tackles in the Week 12 win at the Lions
• Logged five tackles and one TFL Week 13 vs. the Cardinals
• Tied LB Roquan Smith and CB Artie Burns with a team-high nine tackles (seven solo) Week 14 at the Packers and recorded his first PD of the season
• Contributed six solo tackles to the Bears Week 16 win at Seattle
• Notched eight tackles and one TFL in the Week 17 win vs. the Giants

2020 SEASON (Bears):

• Started all 16 games, recording 82 tackles, one TFL, three FF and five PD
• Recorded a scoop-and-score touchdown on an 8-yard fumble return in Week 7 at the Rams, the sixth touchdown of his career and the third FR for touchdown; also had a season-high nine tackles
• Recorded six tackles, including five solo, in the Week 1 win at Detroit; deflected a Matthew Stafford pass late in the fourth quarter that led to a Kyle Fuller interception, setting up Chicago's game-winning drive in the final minute
• Eight tackles (seven solo) in the win over the Giants in Week 2; had a pick-6 called back due to penalty
• Forced a fumble in the Week 6 win at the Panthers; had another pick-6 called back due to penalty
• Tailled seven tackles and forced a fumble in Week 10 vs. Minnesota
• Recorded six solo tackles in the Wild Card playoff game at the Saints

2019 SEASON (Bears):

• Pro Bowl selection for the second straight year
• Started all 16 games, recording 60 tackles, five passes defensed, two interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one sack and five TFLs
• Tied his career-high with 10 tackles at Denver (9/15) before besting that with 11 tackles at PHI (11/3
• Recorded game-clinching interceptions in Week 13 at Detroit and in Week 17 at Minnesota

2018 SEASON (Bears):

• 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)
• 5-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)
• Active, but did not play in Wild Card playoff game vs. Philadelphia (1/6/19)

2017 SEASON (Bears):

• 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
• 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
• His 75-yard fumble recovery was 3rd-longest in Bears history
• Week 7 performance earned him NFC Defensive Player of the Week Honors
• Recorded multiple tackles in 13 of 16 games