Dontavius Jackson

Dontavius Jackson
College	University of Georgia
Sport	Football
Major	Arts and Sciences
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Born	November 11, 1989 (1989-11-11) (age 22) LaGrange, Georgia, U.S.
High school	Heard County

Dontavius Jackson (born November 11, 1989 in LaGrange, Georgia) is an American football player who attends The University of Georgia. Jackson graduated from Heard County High School, (located in Franklin, Georgia) in 2008.

High school career (2004-2007)

Jackson played for Heard County High School Braves in Franklin, Georgia from 2004-2007. In 2004, he rushed for 0 yards, had 97 tackles, and 8 sacks. In 2005, Jackson had 1,374 rushing yards, and 16 touchdowns. Jackson's defensive performance included 74 tackles, and 4 interceptions. In 2006, Jackon rushed for 2,462 yards, which amounted to 29 touchdowns. His defensive performance included 73 tackles, and 3 interceptions.^[1] In his 2007 season, Jackson broke his wrist during the first half of the first game of his season. He had surgery on it the following day.^[2] Before he was sidelined, Jackson had accrued 250 yards, and 3 touchdowns.^{[3][unreliable source?]}

College (2008- )

In college, he will be playing Tailback [TB]^[4] for the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

Awards

• 2008 SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie teams
• PrepStar Top 135 Dream Team
• Scout.com four-star prospect
• #32 prospect in the South
• #186 player in America
• #23 RB in nation
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia’s Super 11 and Super Southern 100
• Top 150
• #13 prospect in Georgia

RB Rankings

• Best in space (3)
• Best in Running backs (8)
• Georgia Top 50 (11)
• UGASports Georgia Top 50 (11)
• 2007 Parade All-America “Ones To Watch” list^[5]

References

1. ^ "Dontavius Jackson", Rivals 100. Rivals.com.
2. ^ Jeff Hood (September 5, 2007). "Jackson suffers season-ending injury; Roswell’s Embry to Oregon", The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.
3. ^ "Dontavius Jackson Injured". Tide Fans forum.
4. ^ University of Georgia Roster
5. ^ Georgia Bulldogs Website

• Dontavius Jackson Profile at UGA

External links

• Jackson's Facebook
• University of Georgia Football

Persondata
Name	Jackson, Dontavius
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	November 11, 1989
Place of birth	LaGrange, Georgia, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death