American football running back Justin Joseph Jackson, who plays for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League, was born on April 22, 1996. In college, he played football at Northwestern.
On April 22, 1996, Jackson was born in Carol Stream, Illinois, to the late Phil Jackson Sr. and Denise Jackson. The youngest of three siblings, Jackson. However, Denise, Jackson’s mother, passed away from breast cancer when Jackson was three years old. Jackson’s stepmother is Veronica Jackson, and his father did get remarried.
Jackson began playing football with the Carol Stream Youth Football Association Panthers in the second grade because Justin Jackson’s older brother, Phil Jackson Jr., started at the same time but in the fourth grade. In the end, Phil Jackson Jr. chose Northwest Missouri State.
Where did Justin Jackson go to college?
Justin Jackson graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Did Justin Jackson play college football?
Yes, one of Illinois’ most successful high school running backs in history, Jackson, committed to the Northwestern Wildcats in 2014. Jackson also set a lot of records throughout his time in college.
During his first season, he started five of the team’s 12 games, led the Wildcats in rushing each week, accumulated 1,187 yards and 10 touchdowns on 245 carries (plus 22 receptions for 201 yards and one score), and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors from the league’s coaches.
After gaining 1,418 yards and five touchdowns on 312 carries (third in the FBS) and 21 receptions for 162 yards as a receiver in 2015, Jackson was selected for the second-team All-Big Ten.
