Jarious Jackson

Infobox Gridiron football person


Name=Jarious Jackson
team=British Columbia Lions
ImageWidth=200
Caption=
status=Active
import=yes
Position=QB
number=7
College=University of Notre Dame
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1977|5|3
Birthplace=Tupelo, Mississippi
Height_ft=6
Height_in=1
Weight_lbs=232
NFLDraftedYear=2000
NFLDraftedRound=7
NFLDraftedPick=214
playing_years=2000 2001 2002-2003 2005-"Present"
playing_teams=Denver Broncos (NFL) Barcelona Dragons (NFLE) Denver Broncos (NFL) British Columbia Lions (CFL)
career_highlights=
CFL=134
NFL=JAC230214

Jarious K. Jackson (born May 3, 1977 in Tupelo, Mississippi) is an American and Canadian football quarterback. He has played with the British Columbia Lions since the 2005 CFL season.

High School

Jackson attended Tupelo High School in Tupelo, Mississippi and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he won SuperPrep All-America honors.Cite web| url=http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=134| title=Jarious Jackson #7| work=Players| publisher=cfl.ca]

College

Jackson attended the University of Notre Dame, where he was a two year starter and set school single-season records for passing yards (2,753), completions (184), and attempts (316) as a senior during the 1999 season. In the process, he broke the yardage mark held by the legendary Joe Theismann. Jackson also threw for 17 touchdowns during his senior year, ranking third behind Ron Powlus and Rick Mirer. He was second on the team in rushing with 140 carries for 464 yards (3.3 avg) and 7 scores.

Professional

Jackson was drafted in the 7^th round of the 2000 NFL Draft, 214^th overall, by the Denver Broncos. Pro scouts projected that Jackson could develop into a solid NFL quarterback if placed into the right system. However, after 4 seasons as a Bronco backup, he saw action in only 5 games, completing 11 of 22 passes for 114 yards.

Jackson also spent one season (2001) in Barcelona, as part of NFL Europe, where he competed in the 2001 World Bowl.

In 2004, Jackson signed onto the practice squad of the BC Lions in the CFL. He began 2005 on the practice squad, but was elevated to the active roster when CFL superstars Dave Dickenson and Casey Printers went down with injuries. He saw action in 2 games, had 3 completions out of 6 attempts for a total of 30 yards and rushed four times for a total of 35 yards. [Cite web| url=http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=roster&func=display_season&ros_id=134&year=2005| title=Jarious Jackson 2005 Statistics| publisher=cfl.ca]

At the beginning of 2006 season, Jackson began as the third string quarterback, behind Dickenson and Buck Pierce. However, with alternating injuries to Dickenson and Pierce, he made appearances in all but the final regular season game. 2007 proved, however, to be Jackson's break-out season as he became starting quarterback when Dickenson and Pierce were both out with injuries. [Cite news| url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iEyndQxTSW0O17qzQflxdTDnrwrg| title=Lions QB Buck Pierce says he must learn to avoid some hits to stay healthy| date=2008-01-10| publisher=The Canadian Press] For the 11 games Jackson was starting, he had a record of 9-2, threw for 2,553 yards, 18 TDs on 167 completions and 10 interceptions. On 4 February 2008, Jackson re-signed with the Lions 12 days before qualifying as a free-agent. [Cite news| url=http://www.bclions.com/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=22751| title=Lions and Jarious Jackson agree to terms| date=2008-02-04| publisher=BC Lions Football Club] At the beginning of the 2008 season, he was the back-up to Buck Pierce, but has since been named the starter.

NFL & CFL Statistics

Passing

Canadian Football League Year Team Att Comp % Yards Long TD % Int % Rating 2007 BC 304 167 54.9 2553 93 18 5.9 10 3.3 88.9 2006 BC 79 37 46.8 477 43 3 3.8 2 2.5 68.4 2005 BC 6 3 50.0 1013 30 0 0.0 0 0.0 64.6 CFL Career 389 207 53.3 4043 93 21 5.3 12 3.1

National Football League Year Team Att Comp % Yards Long TD % Int % Rating 2003 Denver 9 4 44.4 41 0 0.0 1 1.1 18.5 2001 Denver 12 7 58.3 73 0 0.0 0 0.0 76.0 2000 Denver 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 39.6

NFL Europe Year Team Att Comp % Yards Long TD % Int % Rating 2001 Barcelona 223 125 56.1 1544 74 13 5.8 6 2.7 85.9

Rushing

Canadian Football League Year Team Att Yards Avg Long TD Fum 2007 BC 49 265 5.4 ? 3 9 2006 BC 46 137 3.0 ? 1 0 2005 BC 4 35 8.8 21 0 0 CFL Career 99 437 4.4 21 4 9

National Football League Year Team Att Yards Avg Long TD Fum 2003 Denver 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 2001 Denver 5 7 1.4 ? 0 2 2000 Denver 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0

NFL Europe Year Team Att Yards Avg Long TD Fum 2001 Barcelona 43 287 6.7 21 2 ?

Notes

External links

* [http://www.bclions.com/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=134 BC Lions Official Website - Player Profile: Jarious Jackson #7]