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Datona Jackson
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
Datona Jackson (Photo: Don Liebig)
Jersey Number 58

Datona Jackson

  • Position:
    Defensive Line
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    275
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Palm Springs, Calif.
  • High School:
    Mississinawa Valley HS (College of the Desert)

UCLA
Enrolled at UCLA in January 2019 and took part in spring practice.

2021
Started all 12 games on the defensive front ... tied for second on the team with 3.5 sacks ... had multiple tackles in seven games during the yearย ... posted a season-high of four tackles in the win at Washington ... had an interception versus Hawaii ... earned a spot on the Fall 2021-22 Pac-12 Honor Roll.

2020ย 
Saw action in all 7 games ... started 5 games - Colorado, California, Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State ... posted a season-high 6 tackles at Colorado ... had 4 stops in the win over California and 2 at Oregon.

2019ย 
Saw action in eight games, with one start (Cal) ... Had a season-high two stops vs. USC, including 0.5 tackles for loss.

JC/High School
Listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals.com ... played two seasons at College of the Desert ... in 2018, he was credited with 47 tackles, four forced fumbles and 10sacks ... in 2017, he made 29 tackles and had 1.5 sacks... attended Mississinawa Valley HS in Union City, Ohio where he totaled 60 tackles in his senior season in 2012-13 after suffering a leg injury ... joined the work force after high school, before returning to school.

Personal
Parents: William and Sondra Jackson โ€ฆ has two older brothers โ€ฆ his biggest thrill is fulfilling his dream in junior college of earning scholarship offers to major colleges โ€ฆlLists the NFL's Von Miller, Aaron Donald along with the NBA's Derrick Rose and LeBron James as the famous athletes he most admires โ€ฆ hobbies include going to movies, being active and motorcycling ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Spring 2019,ย Winter 2020,ย Spring 2020 and Winter 2021 quarters ... earned his undergraduate degreeย in Sociology and is enrolled inย the Transformative Coaching and Leadership graduate program in the School of Education.ย 

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