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Position: | Defensive end | ||||
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Date of birth: | October 18, 1986 | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Griffin (GA) | ||||
College: | UCF | ||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Tackles: | 8.5 |
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Sacks: | 1.0 |
Toby Jackson (born October 18, 1986) is an American football defensive end for the Columbus Lions of the National Arena League (NAL). He played college football at the University of Central Florida.
Jackson attended Griffin High School in Griffin, Georgia, where he was a standout defensive end on the football team. Jackson was heavily recruited out of high school, earning scholarship offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Florida State, Ole Miss and Tennessee among others.
Jackson signed with Georgia out of high school, but after failing to qualify academically, Jackson enrolled at Hargrave Military Academy. After a year at Hargrave, Jackson could still not qualify academically, and enrolled at Navarro College. Jackson helped Navarro to a national championship during the 2010 season, earning MVP honors.
Jackson signed with UCF out of Navarro.
After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Supplemental Draft, Jackson signed with the Dallas Cowboys in July, 2013. Jackson was released after the Cowboys third preseason game.
In June 2015, Jackson signed with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. Jackson appeared in 3 games for the Predators, recording a sack.