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Spent the season redshirting.
H I GH SCHOOL
Coached by Joe Palka at Saline … Rated as a 4-star recruit by ESPN Football
Recruiting and the 184th player in the 2016 ESPN Top 300 … Also, ranked as
the No. 9 dual-threat quarterback and the No. 4 player in the state by ESPN …
Rivals lists him No. 22 by position and No. 12 overall in the state … Scout ranks
him the best dual-threat quarterback in the state and No. 37 in the country,
while 247Sports lists him at No. 20 overall by position and the 20th-best player
in the state … Was a finalist for Michigan Player of the Year Award … Threw
for 1,780 yards with 20 touchdowns as a senior and rushed for 470 yards and
eight more touchdowns.
PERSONAL
Joshua Anthony Jackson … Born January 20, 1998 in Ann Arbor, Mich. … Son
of Fred and Teresa Jackson … Father has been a football coach for more than
40 years, including 23 seasons at Michigan … Has two older brothers, Jeremy
and Fred, and an older sister, Tonya … Majoring in business.
6-1 · 217 · R-FRESHMAN · ANN ARBOR, MICH. · SALINE
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2 0 1 6
Spent the season redshirting.
H I GH SCHOOL
Coached by Joe Fowler at Goochland and earned four letters as a four-year
starter … Made the Big River Rivalry All-Star game in 2014 ... Was the VHSCA
Group A Divsion 2 Defensive Player of the Year and Richmond Times Dispath
All-Metro first team member ... Was a three-time VHSL Group A D2 Al-State
selection and helped the Bulldogs to the 2012 football championship ... Also
earned two letters playing basketball for the Bulldogs under caoch Preston
Gordon and four letters while on the track team and was a member of the all-
state 4x100 relay team ... Named an Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete for
Academic and Athletic Excellence.
PERSONAL
Jordan Prescott Jefferson … Born October 19, 1996 in Richmond, Va. … Son of
Jonathan Jefferson and DaVanda Hopkins … Has a step brother, Brent, and two
sisters, Shaderra and Lauren … Enrolled in university studies.
5-8 · 180 · R-FRESHMAN · GOOCHLAND, VA. · GOOCHLAND
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