Marcus Jackson
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | November 30, 1986 Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Houston (TX) Westside | ||||||||||||
| College | TCU | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2010: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Marcus Jackson (born November 30, 1986) is an American former professional football quarterback. Jackson played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs football team.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Jackson attended Westside High School in Houston, Texas. While at Westside, Jackson was a member of the football team.
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Marcus Jackson QB |
Houston, Texas | Westside H.S. | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.77 | Jan 31, 2005 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: 2/5 stars Rivals: 2/5 stars (NR) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: -- (QB) Rivals: -- (QB), -- (TX) ESPN: -- (QB) | ||||||
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Jackson committed to Texas Christian University on January 31, 2005.[1] He choose TCU over football scholarships from Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech & Louisiana–Lafayette.[2]
College career
[edit | edit source]Jackson redshirted his freshman year at TCU, before finding himself as the back up to Jeff Ballard during his redshirt-freshman season. In 2007, Jackson was giving the opportunity to compete for the starting quarterback job, but lost the battle to Andy Dalton.[3] Jackson spent the duration of his career as a backup to Dalton, with the exception of starting two games in 2008 during a Dalton injury.
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Through end of the 2009 season, Jackson's college statistics are as follows:[4]
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| Season | Team | Rating | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Att | Yds | TD |
| 2006 | TCU | 143.2 | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 386 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 53 | 0 |
| 2007 | TCU | 107.0 | 69 | 35 | 50.7 | 368 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 187 | 2 |
| 2008 | TCU | 116.4 | 62 | 35 | 56.5 | 372 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 384 | 4 |
| 2009 | TCU | 361.6 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 71 | 0 |
| Totals | 122.2 | 177 | 98 | 55.4 | 1,149 | 9 | 4 | 170 | 695 | 6 | |
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Jackson signed to play indoor football for the Wichita Wild of the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2012 season. Jackson helped the Wild finish with an 8-6 record during the regular season, after the team started 0-4. Jackson threw for 19 touchdowns, as well as running in 3 more touchdowns.[5]
Jackson played the 2013 indoor season with the expansion Texas Revolution, also of the IFL.[6] The Revolution finished a disappointing 5-9.
Jackson was signed by the San Antonio Talons of the Arena Football League just days prior to the Talon's final game of the season. Following practice, Jackson was named the backup to Robert Kent, but with Kent struggling during the game, Jackson came in for Kent, rushing for 3 touchdowns and throwing for another, upsetting the Philadelphia Soul.[7]
In November 2014, Jackson signed with the Wichita Falls Nighthawks of the IFL.[8]
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