Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Bennett Jackson was born September 16, 1991, in Hazlet, New Jersey. He is a safety for the New York Jets in the NFL.

Jackson began his career as a wide receiver playing mostly on special teams as a freshman in 2010. He recorded ten total tackles and had one carry for twenty yards. In 2011, after converting to cornerback in spring practice, playing mostly on special teams, and as a backup, he recorded 18 tackles. In his junior season in 2012, he started all 13 games. He recorded 65 total tackles, including one and a half for loss, four interceptions, and four pass breakups while playing the entire season with a torn labrum in his right shoulder. In 2013, as a senior, he recorded 64 tackles, including five for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, two interceptions, and three pass breakups.

Jackson was drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.

On December 3, 2019, Jackson was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets.

On March 25, 2020, Jackson was re-signed by the Jets.