Jordan Jackson

Virginia Tech is continuing their spring evaluations with plenty of 2023 recruits that they are starting to show interest in including 2023 three-star CB Jordan Jackson out of Fairfield, OH. Jackson told us that he spoke recently with OL coach Joe Rudolph who is leading Tech's recruiting in Rust Belt states like Ohio.

Does the first player ever drafted by New Orleans from the three military academies have enough to be the Saints most recent late-round gem?

With the 194th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected Air Force defensive tackle Jordan Jackson. If you were forced to identify a weakness from the 2021 New Orleans Saints defense, you would probably point to the interior of the defensive line. After Sheldon Rankins departed in free agency, the Saints have struggled to stuff the run with their defensive tackles. David Onyemata continues to be one of the NFL’s most underrated stars, but aside from Onyemata, the Saints lacked even rotational depth at the position.

From the 904 to the NFL. Cincinnati defensive end Myjai Sanders and Air Force defensive tackle Jordan Jackson became the latest Jacksonville-area players selected in the NFL Draft, after their selections during the three-day NFL Draft in Las Vegas. ...

The New Orleans Saints picked Falcon DT Jordan Jackson with the 194th pick in the draft. The Saints were impressed by his athleticism on the defensive line. He graded out in the top 9% of all defensive tackles over the last 30 years in Relative Athletic Score. Jackson’s strengths are his agility and speed, but will need to work on his strength and bulk in order to see a lot of playing time.

The New Orleans Saints grabbed themselves another defensive player with their 6th round pick at #194, selecting Air Force DT Jordan Jackson. At 6’4” and 294 pounds, Jackson has played at defensive tackle as well as defensive end, during his freshman year. He had to sit out of his junior year due to a shoulder injury but in his senior season, he was named team captain, playing in 13 games with 12.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. Jackson currently ranks 2nd in Air Force history in career sack yardage (137) and 8th in tackles for loss yardage (181) playing in a total of 49 games with 37 starts.

With their final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints went with an Air Force defensive tackle in the form of Jordan Jackson, who they spent the 194th overall pick on. By the later rounds of the draft, teams are just wanting to find developmental players who...

COLORADO SPRING, Colo. (KRDO) -- Jordan Jackson, an Air Force graduate and team leader, is an NFL player. Jackson was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. Jackson had 15.5 sacks for his career, which ranks second in program history. Jackson radiated happiness while sitting down to talk The post Air Force’s Jordan Jackson drafted by Saints appeared first on KRDO.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Jordan Jackson went where no Air Force defender had gone before – in the sixth round. The Falcons’ defensive lineman became the program’s highest defensive NFL Draft selection when the New Orleans Saints called his name with the 15th pick in the sixth round on Saturday.

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints selected Air Force defensive tackle Jordan Jackson with the 194th pick in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft on Saturday, April 30. Jackson, a 6-foot-4, 294-pounder from Jacksonville, Fla., had 41 tackles with 7.5 sacks in 2021. He didn't play in 2020 but in 2019 he played in 13 games with 38 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Jackson played in 12 games in 2018 with 54 tackles and 4.5 sacks.

Jordan Jackson’s phone rang on Saturday afternoon. It was a 504 number. Saints Assistant GM Jeff Ireland was on the line. But the DT out of Air Force didn’t believe it. See more on WWL and Audacy.