University of Minnesota Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Sep 27 (Sat)
11:00 AM
Merrick Jackson
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- DL
- Hometown:
- East St. Louis, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Iowa Western CC
Career Stats
2017 - SEASON SEASON: Played in 12 games and started seven - recorded 19 tackles and forced two fumbles - Academic All-Big Ten. Game-by-Game: Saw action against Buffalo - made one tackle against Oregon State - played against Middle Tennessee - recorded three tackles against Maryland - recorded a strip sack against Purdue - competed against Michigan State - tallied three tackles against Illinois - made one tackle against Iowa - delivered a crushing sack and one other tackle against Michigan - registered three tackles including half a sack and forced one fumble against Nebraska - competed against Northwestern - made one tackle against Wisconsin.Â
2016 - JUNIOR SEASON: Played in 12 games - recorded eight tackles, two tackles for a loss and recorded one safety. Game-by-Game: Made his Minnesota debut against Oregon State - made two tackles against Indiana State - saw action against Colorado State, Penn State, Iowa and Rutgers - notched two tackles against Illinois, including a sack that resulted in the Gophers first safety since 2012 - competed against Purdue, Nebraska and Northwestern - recorded one tackle at Wisconsin and competed against Washington State.Â
PREVIOUS COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: Spent three seasons at Iowa Western, which included a redshirt season his first year - named NJCAA First Team All-American after recording 70 tackles and 7.5 sacks as a sophomore - also had 19 tackles-for-loss, forced one fumble and broke up one pass - as a freshman, totaled 52 tackles, 10.5 tackles-for-loss, five sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception - ranked as a three-star transfer prospect by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports, while Rivals game him two stars - enrolled at Minnesota in January 2016.Â
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Althoff Catholic High School in Belleville, Ill. - as a senior, notched 87 tackles, 21 tackles-for-loss and also scored two touchdowns as the Crusaders were the Class 2A state runners-up - named All-Metro - racked up 65 tackles, 13 tackles-for-loss, two sacks and two fumble recoveries as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 6, 1994 - son Rosie Hall - brother Markese plays linebacker at Southern Illinois.
