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JackJackson

height 5-11
Weight 165
class Freshman
Hometown Lexington, Ky.
High school Henry Clay

BIO

2016 – Freshman

Redshirt season

High School

A two-year starter and three-year letter winner at Henry Clay for head coach Sam Simpson
Did not see action his senior season due to injury
Lettered his senior season in track, competing in the 100m, 200m, 4×100 relay and 4×200 relay
Member of the 4×100 and 4×200 state championship relay team in 2016, helping Henry Clay win the boys’ state title
Three-time honor roll student
Chose UK over Eastern Kentucky, Louisville and Western Kentucky

Personal

Born in Lexington, Ky.
Son of James and Carla Jackson
Major is pre-journalism

Jack Says

He chose UK because he wanted to represent his hometown and go to a good school
Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be sports broadcaster
His sports hero is Julio Jones because he’s a dog on the field
His favorite part of game day is seeing all the fans at the Cat Walk
Most people don’t know that he can play the piano