Donte Jackson (American football) Bio, Wiki, Family, Height, Panthers, Jersey, Contract, Net Worth

Donte Jackson is an American football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Riverdale High School

Donte Jackson Biography

Donte Jackson is an American football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Riverdale High School in Jefferson, Louisiana. Jackson committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.

Donte Jackson Age

He was born on 8 November 1995 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He is 27 years old as of 2022.

Donte Jackson Height

He stands at a height of 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), weighing 175 lb (79 kg).

Donte Jackson Family

Jackson was born in in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to his mother (Yashica Jackson) and his father (Aaron Morrison). Donte and his three siblings were mostly raised by their mum afteer his father was arrested. Sometime later they were forced to leave their home due to hurricane Katrina, they went back later totry rebuild their lives after the disaster.

The core values his mother taught him were work ethic and the importance of family.

Donte Jackson Wife

Donte is pivate about his personal life, he has not revealed any details on whether he is dating anyone at the moment.

Donte Jackson
Donte Jackson

Donte Jackson Contract | Donte Jackson Salary

Donte Jackson signed a 3 year contract with the Carolina Panthers worth $35,180,000. It includes a $11,000,000 signing bonus, $16,757,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $11,726,667.

Donte Jackson Net Worth

Jackson has an estimated net worth of around $5 million to $10 million.

College career | Donte Jackson Lsu

Jackson played at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 2015 to 2017 under head coaches Les Miles and Ed Orgeron. After his junior season in 2017, Jackson decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.

During his career, Jackson had 110 tackles, four interceptions and one sack. He was an accomplished sprinter on LSU’s track and field team.

Jackson has personal bests of 6.63 and 10.22 in the 60 and 100 meters, respectively. In 2017, was named the fastest player in college football.

Donte Jackson NFL | Donte Jackson Draft

On January 9, 2018, he released a statement on his Twitter account announcing his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility to enter the 2018 NFL Draft.

Jackson attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and performed the majority of drills before developing cramps. His 40-yard dash tied Tulane’s Parry Nickerson and Ohio State’s Denzel Ward for the best time among all players at the NFL Combine.

On April 4, 2018, he participated at LSU’s pro day and performed the 40-yard dash (4.31s), 20-yard dash (2.54s), (1.54s), broad jump (10’2″), and vertical jump (37″). At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, he was projected to be a second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.

Jackson was ranked as the sixth best cornerback prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and NFL analyst Mike Mayock.

Donte Jackson Panthers

Jackson was selected in the second round (55th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft by The Carolina Panthers. He was the sixth cornerback drafted in 2018.

On May 10, 2018, the Carolina Panthers signed him to a four-year, $4.81 million contract that includes $2.27 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.58 million.

In Week 2, against the Atlanta Falcons, Jackson recorded his first career interception. In Week 3, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he recorded two interceptions in the 31–21 victory.

Donte Jackson Injury

It was confirmed that on 11 November 2022 that Donte will be out for the season after he suffered a torn Achilles.

Donte Jackson Stats

Game stats

Game
COMB
AST
Sack
SFTY
INT
YDS
FF

18/12

vs Saints

3
1
0.0
0

09/12

@ Browns

10
2
0.0
0

02/12

@ Buccaneers

6
0
0.0
0

25/11

vs Seahawks
1
1
0.0
0

18/11

@ Lions
1
0
0.0
0

09/11

@ Steelers
4
0
0.0
0

04/11

vs Buccaneers
5
0
0.0
0
1
0

28/10

vs Ravens
3
1
1.0
0

21/10

@ Eagles
1
0
0.0
0

14/10

@ Redskins
3
0
0.0
0

07/10

vs Giants
6
1
0.0
0

23/09

vs Bengals
7
0
0.0
0
2
0

16/09

@ Falcons
7
0
0.0
0
1
0
1

09/09

vs Cowboys
5
1
0.0
0
Regular Season
62
7
1.0
4
0

Career Stats

Year
Team
COMB
AST
Sack
INT
YDS
TD
2018
Panthers
62
7
1.0
4
0
0
Career
62
7
1.0
4
0
0