Marcus Jackson

Marcus Jackson (born November 30, 1986) is a professional arena football and indoor football quarterback who is currently a free agent. Jackson played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs football team.

Marcus Jackson
Free agent
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1986-11-30) November 30, 1986
Houston, Texas
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Houston (TX) Westside
College:Texas Christian
Undrafted:2010
Career history
Career Arena statistics
Comp–Att:9–15
Passing Yards:117
TD–INT:1–1
Rushing Yards:43
Rushing TDs:3
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Early life

Jackson attended Westside High School in Houston, Texas. While at Westside, Jackson was a member of the football team.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Marcus Jackson
QB		 Houston, Texas Westside H.S. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.77 Jan 31, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -- (QB)   Rivals: -- (QB), -- (TX)  ESPN: -- (QB)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "TCU Football Commitment List (26)". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  • "TCU College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

    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

    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

    Through end of the 2009 season, Jackson's college statistics are as follows:[4]

      Passing Rushing
    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

    Wichita Wild

    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]

    Texas Revolution

    Jackson played the 2013 indoor season with the expansion Texas Revolution, also of the IFL.[6] The Revolution finished a disappointing 5-9.

    San Antonio Talons

    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]

    Wichita Falls Nighthawks

    In November 2014, Jackson signed with the Wichita Falls Nighthawks of the IFL.[8]

    References
    1. "Marcus Jackson". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
    2. "Marcus Jackson". www.scout.com. Microsoft. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
    3. Joseph Duarte (August 21, 2007). "COLLEGES: Katy's Dalton wins TCU quarterback battle". www.chron.com. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
    4. "Marcus Jackson Statistics". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
    5. "Wild Re-Sign Quarterback Marcus Jackson for 2013". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 12, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
    6. "Texas Revolution Marcus Jackson and Frankie Solomon Jr. Both Recognized as Players Of The Week". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 16, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
    7. David Weissman (July 27, 2013). "Defense leads Talons to win in season finale". www.mysanantonio.com. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
    8. "Nighthawks signing". www.timesrecordnews.com. Times Record News. November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
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