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Wayne State University Athletics

2012 Football Roster

7 James Jackson

7 James Jackson

  • Position:
    WR
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    185
  • Letters:
    1
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Grand Ledge, Mich.
  • High School:
    Grand Ledge (Ohio State)

Summary

Biography


2012:  Played in the first seven games of the season ... had one reception at Ashland ... returned two punts and two kickoffs vs. the Eagles ... had a kickoff return, a punt return and one reception against  Lake Erie ... both catches at Malone went for touchdowns to earn WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award (shared with Curtis Ferguson) ... recorded two kickoff returns, two punt returns and a 10-yard reception at Northwood ... led WSU with 53 receiving yards against Hillsdale ... had two catches and two kickoff returns at Saginaw Valley ... recorded a nine-yard catch vs. Northern Michigan setting up WSU’s fourth touchdown ... had at least one reception in every game played ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2011:  Played in the first seven games, starting against Lake Erie ... scored a touchdown in each of his first two games as a Warrior .... had a 37-yard kickoff return and a 58-yard TD reception in the win over Urbana ... recorded 104 all-purpose yards vs. Tiffin with an 87-yard kickoff return (for a TD) and a 17-yard punt return to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... had two kickoff returns for 44 yards against Michigan Tech ... saw playing time at wide receiver and on kickoff return vs. Ohio Dominican ... returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown in the win at Northern Michigan ... also had a 19-yard reception and finished with a season-high 121 all-purpose yards ... grabbed two passes for 51 yards against Lake Erie, while also contributing four kickoff returns ... had one kickoff return at Ashland ... did not travel to Hillsdale or Indianapolis ... dressed but did not play against Saginaw Valley and Findlay ... did not dress at St. Cloud ... did not travel for the final four playoff games ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2010:  Saw action in one game for Ohio State.

2009:  Enrolled at Ohio State for Spring 2009 term ... redshirted at Ohio State for the Big Ten and Rose Bowl champions.

High School:  A 2009 graduate of Grand Ledge High School ... made 45 catches for 590 yards as a senior for coach Matt Bird helping the Comets to a 9-0 regular-season mark (10-1 overall) ... recorded 1,500 all-purpose yards in 2008 ... named to the Lansing State Journal  Dream Team three consecutive seasons ... selected to the Detroit News Best of the Midwest team … was a Detroit Free Press Top 22 … voted Lansing area athlete of the year … averaged 26.1 yards per kickoff (9-235) and 21.7 yards per punt return (10-217) as a senior ... also played defensive back and running back at GLHS ... won the 2007 state 60m indoor title with a Michigan meet record time of 6.74 ... also claimed the 2007 state 100m title (10.94) ... ran a 22.37 at an indoor meet at MSU in 2008 … placed fifth in 100m (10.56) at the 2007 AAU Olympics ... won the 100m state title as a sophomore ... ranked as the 225th best prospect nationally by Rivals.com in 2009 ... track coach was Kim Spalsbury and AAU track coach was Robert Hollingsworth.

Personal:  Full name--R. James Jackson ... son of Curtis and Sherrie Jackson ... has an older sister, Breeona, who was a track star at Lansing Sexton ... is majoring in management ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2011.

JAMES JACKSON'S WSU STATISTICS
Year GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long High Rec. High Yds
2011 7 4 128 32.0 1 58 2 58
2012 7 11 151 13.7 2 46 3 54
Career 14 15 279 18.6 3 58 3 58


JAMES JACKSON'S WSU RETURN STATISTICS
Year GP KOR Yds Avg Long TD PR Yds Long
2011 7 11 332 30.2 90 2 3 17 17
2012 7 11 197 17.9 26 0 8 49 22
Career 14 22 529 24.0 90 2 11 66 22


JAMES JACKSON'S WSU ALL-PURPOSE STATISTICS
Year GP Rush Rec KOR PR Total Avg.
PG
Game
High
2011 7 -3 128 332 17 474 67.7 121
2012 7 - 151 197 49 397 56.7 119
Career 14 -3 279 529 66 871 62.2 121
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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2011Redshirt Sophomore

    WR
    6'0" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2012Redshirt Junior

    WR
    6'0" 185 lbs
    7