Tuesday, January 14th 2025, 4:10 pm
Oklahoma freshman defensive lineman Jayden Jackson was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Tuesday. He is only the second Sooner defensive lineman to earn this honor, following Tommie Harris in 2001.
Who is Jayden Jackson
Jackson, a native of Indianapolis, played in all 13 games and made 10 starts at defensive tackle. He totaled 30 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, along with a pass breakup. He posted at least one tackle in 12 games, with a career-high five tackles against Texas. Jackson also earned Freshman All-American honors from ESPN and On3 and was named a Freshman All-SEC selection.
Starting in OU's season opener against Temple, Jackson became just the fourth true freshman to start on the defensive line for the Sooners. He recorded his first career sack against South Carolina and added another at Missouri, along with a tackle for loss against Alabama.
Jackson was a key part of a defense that allowed just 318.2 total yards and 21.5 points per game, both the lowest since 2009. This marks Jackson’s place as the ninth true freshman from OU to earn FWAA Freshman All-America recognition
OU’s FWAA Freshman All-Americans (started in 2001)
2001 Vince Carter* C
2001 Tommie Harris* DL
2004 Adrian Peterson* RB
2007 Sam Bradford QB
2008 Travis Lewis LB
2009 Tress Way P
2010 Tom Wort LB
2011 Michael Hunnicutt K
2013 Dominique Alexander* LB
2013 Zack Sanchez DB
2014 Samaje Perine* RB
2015 Austin Seibert* P
2017 Kenneth Murray* LB
2018 Creed Humphrey OL
2019 Gabe Brkic K
2020 Marvin Mims* WR
2020 Spencer Rattler QB
2023 Nic Anderson WR
2024 Jayden Jackson* DL
* Denotes true freshman
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