Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jonah Jackson was born February 5, 1997, in Media, Pennsylvania. He is an offensive guard in the NFL. 

Jackson spent the first four seasons of his collegiate career at Rutgers. He redshirted his true freshman season and played in all 12 of the Scarlet Knights games the next season, mostly on the field goal protection unit. Jackson played center as a redshirt sophomore, playing in six games and starting five contests before suffering a season-ending injury. As a redshirt junior, Jackson started 11 games at right guard though he missed one game due to injury and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference. Following the season, he announced that he would be leaving Rutgers as a graduate transfer, eventually choosing to attend Ohio State after visiting Oklahoma.

Jackson played his final season for the Ohio State Buckeyes, starting all of the Buckeyes games at left guard and garnering first-team All-Big Ten honors.

Jackson was selected No. 75 overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2020 NFL Draft. On June 24, 2020, the Lions signed Jackson to a four-year contract.[10] Jackson was named the Lions starting right guard going into his rookie season. Jackson made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, in the season opener against the Chicago Bears, starting at right guard and playing 90% of the Lions offensive snaps.

Jackson was selected to play in the 2022 Pro Bowl as an injury replacement.

Jackson signed with the Los Angles Rams during the 2024 offseason.