2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 95
Kenyon Jackson
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 290
- Position:
- DL
- Hometown:
- Little Rock, Ark.
- High School:
- Parkview Arts & Science Magnet
Career Highs
Tackles: 5 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17
Solos: 3 at Rutgers, 10/15/16
TFLs: 1.0 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
Sacks: 1.0 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Minnesota, 11/3/18
PBUs: 1, twice (last at Wisconsin, 10/20/18)
2019 Senior
- Two tackles and 0.5 TFLs vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 10/19/19 to help Illinois win 24-23 and complete one of the biggest upsets in Big Ten History
- Part of defensive tackle rotation
2018 Junior
- Played nine games
- 18 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sack, one PBU and one fumble recovery on season
- First career fumble recovery against Minnesota 11/3/18
- PBU at Wisconsin 10/20/18
2017 Sophomore
- Played in 11 games with three starts at DT
- 22 tackles (7 solo), 2.0 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, one pass breakup on the season
- First career solo sack and PBU against Indiana
- Voted a team captain by his teammates for the Rutgers game
2016 Freshman
- Eight games played with five starts at defensive tackle
- Started five of six games before getting injured
- Missed the last two games with an injury
- 18 tackles (six solo) on the season
- Career-high four tackles at Michigan
- Career-high three solo tackles at Rutgers
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Scout
- Ranked among the top 100 defensive tackles nationally by 247Sports (No. 67), ESPN.com (No. 75) and Scout (No. 92)
- Ranked among the top 15 recruits in Arkansas by ESPN.com (No. 9) and 247Sports (No. 14)
- 75 tackles, 14.5 sacks and three forced fumbles as a junior
- Two-time all-state and all-conference (2014 and 2015)
- Honor roll student
Personal
- Born April 16, 1998
- Son of Keith and Melanie Jackson
- Has two brothers, Keith Jr. and Koilan
- Father, Keith, was a six-time NFL Pro Bowl selection during nine seasons with Philadelphia, Miami and Green Bay and an All-American player at Oklahoma
- Brother, Keith Jackson Jr., was an All-SEC defensive lineman at Arkansas and was drafted by the Rams in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft
- Wants to go into sports broadcasting after his playing career
- Majoring in communication
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