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Overview
\n<\/strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Cornerback
\nHeight:\u00a0<\/strong>6’1″
\nWeight:\u00a0<\/strong>192 pounds
\nSchool:\u00a0<\/strong>Iowa Hawkeyes<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n<\/strong>40-yard dash:\u00a0<\/strong>4.56 seconds
\nBench press:\u00a0<\/strong>18 reps (third amongst cornerbacks)
\nVertical Jump:\u00a0<\/strong>38 inches (fourth amongst cornerbacks)
\nBroad Jump:\u00a0<\/strong>10 feet, 3 inches
\nThree-cone drill:\u00a0<\/strong>6.86 seconds
\n20-yard shuttle:\u00a0<\/strong>4.03 seconds (fourth amongst cornerbacks)<\/p>\n

Joshua Jackson 2018 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The ball-hawking Joshua Jackson<\/strong> we know now was not a highly sought after high school prospect. He was a multi-sport athlete at Lake Dallas High School in Corinth, TX that played both ways on the gridiron. As a junior, Jackson helped lead the football team to the second round of the state playoffs in the fall and then qualified for the state track meet in the triple jump in the spring. Jackson was eventually voted team captain his senior year and earned All-District honors at both wide receiver and defensive back. Despite his versatility, Jackson was rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and only received one Power Five scholarship offer in Iowa.<\/p>\n

Jackson committed to the Hawkeyes and the following fall he was asked to redshirt. The following year, Jackson received significant playing time in all 14 of Iowa’s games but recorded only eight tackles and two pass deflections. 2016 was a similar story for Jackson except he got a chance to start the final two games of the year due to injuries at the position. He finished the year with 10 total tackles, four pass deflections and one tackle for loss and had great performances against Nebraska and Florida as a starter.<\/p>\n

In his final season with the Hawkeyes, Jackson blossomed into one of the nation’s top cornerbacks. In his first start of 2017, Jackson picked off top quarterback prospect Josh Allen<\/a><\/strong> in a 24-3 win over Wyoming. Jackson later won National Defensive Player of the Week after his three-interception performance in an upset of Ohio State. He finished the season with 48 tackles, 18 pass deflections, eight interceptions, one forced fumble and returned two interceptions for touchdowns. Jackson was named a consensus First-Team All-American, won the 2017 Jack Tatum<\/a><\/strong> Award and was named the Big Ten Conference Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h2>\n